Use this procedure to instantiate the Intercloud Fabric Router (CSR) using the Add Edge Router wizard.
This wizard lets you create the management interface as well as the cloud interface.
You must configure one management interface and at least two cloud interfaces. Since there is only one trunk between the devices, you need cloud interfaces for multiple VLANs.
Note
Before You Begin
• You have installed the infrastructure components.
• You have created the Intercloud Fabric Cloud.
• You have created the VDCs which include the VLANs for CSR cloud interfaces.
Procedure
Step 1 Log in to the Intercloud Fabric.
Step 2 Choose Intercloud > Infrastructure.
Step 3 In the Infrastructure tab, click the Launch PNSC button.
The PNSC GUI appears.
Step 4 In the PNSC GUI, choose Tenant Management Management > Root > Create tenant to create a tenant.
Step 5 In the PNSC GUI, choose Resource Management > Managed Resources > tenant.
Step 6 From the Network Services Actions drop-down list, choose Add Edge Router.
The Add Edge Router wizard appears.
Step 7 Complete the following fields for Properties:
Description Name
The name of the edge router.
Name field
The description of the edge router.
Description field
Choose an existing device profile or default device profile for the edge router.
Device Profile button
Choose an existing device service profile or defaultdevice service profile for the edge router.
Device Service Profile button
The hostname.
Host Name field VM Access
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Description
Step 8 Click Next.
Step 9 Complete the following fields for Service Device:
Description Name
Select to instantiate the cloud edge router.
Instantiate in Cloud radio button
Select the cloud image to use to instantiate the cloud edge router.
Select radio button
Compute
4 CPU cores is allocated for each interface.
CPU Cores
4000 MB memory is allocated for each interface.
Memory
Step 10 Click Next.
Step 11 Select the Intercloud Fabric Cloud.
Step 12 Click Next.
Step 13 Click Add Interfaces to create a management interface.
Step 14 Complete the following fields for Add Interfaces:
Description Name
The name of the management interface.
Name field
The description of the management interface.
Description field
Select Management.
Type radio button
Select the mode.
Mode radio button
Choose the port profile with the name using the format icf-link-name*, such as ICS_Trunk_Tunnel.
Port Profile drop-down list
Select Tagged Interface.
Category radio button
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Sub Management Information
The IP address used for communication between PNSC and the Intercloud Fabric Router (CSR).
Sub Management IP field
The sub management port of the interface.
Port field
The IP address of the interface.
IP Address field
The subnet mask for the IP address.
IP Subnet Mask field
The gateway IP address.
Gateway field
Step 15 Click Next.
Step 16 Click Add Interfaces to create a cloud interface. Create at least 2 cloud interfaces.
Step 17 Complete the following fields for Add Interfaces:
Description Name
The name of the cloud interface.
Name field
The description of the cloud interface.
Description field
Select Ethernet.
Type radio button
Select the administrative state of the sub interface.
Admin State radio button
Click Select to choose an interface service profile or add the default interface service profile.
Interface Service Profile button
By default Trunk is selected.
Mode radio button
Choose the trunk port profile to which the interface belongs.
Port Profile drop-down list
Select Tagged Interface.
Category radio button
Enter the VLAN for the interface. The VLAN ID must be included in the port profile you selected in the previous step.
VLAN drop-down list
Check the Use As Default Gateway check box to configure Extend Default Gateway, also known as Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) filtering.
Use As Default Gateway check box
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Description Name
Check the Enable check box to not configure Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) filtering.
Available if the Use as Default Gateway check box is not checked.
DHCP check box
The primary IP address and optionally a secondary IP address if HA is enabled.
IP Address field
The subnet mask for the IP address.
Subnet Mask field
To configure Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) filtering, check the check box.
Extend Default Gateway check box
The enterprise gateway IP address.
Enterprise Gateway field
Step 18 Click Add Interfaces to create a public cloud interface.
A public cloud interface is required for NAT and VPN configuration. If the VPN is based on crypto map policies, then you must create a public cloud interface. In this case, the interface service profile with the VPN configuration gets associated with the public cloud interface.
Step 19 Complete the following fields for Add Interfaces:
Description Name
The name of the public cloud interface.
Name field
The description of the public cloud interface.
Description field
Select public cloud.
Type radio button
Select the administrative state of the interface.
Admin State radio button
Click Select to choose an interface service profile or add the default interface service profile.
Interface Service Profile button
Step 20 Click Add Interfaces to create a tunnel interface.
This interface is required only VPN configuration. If the VPN is supported using Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI), then you must create a tunnel interface for each of the VPNs. In this case, the interface service profile with VPN configuration gets associated with the tunnel interface.
Step 21 Complete the following fields for Add Interfaces:
Description Name
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Select tunnel.
Type radio button
Choose the source interface Source Interface drop-down list
Select the administrative state of the interface.
Admin State radio button
Click Select to choose an interface service profile or add the default interface service profile.
Interface Service Profile button
Enter the IP Address for the interface.
Primary IP Address field
Enter the subnet mask for the interface.
Primary Subnet Mask field
Step 22 Click Next to view the summary and then click Finish.