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A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
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A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Network Node Manager i Software10.30

Use > Monitor with the NNM iSPI for MPLS > Monitor Your Network with MPLS Forms > VFI Form

VFI Form

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI participating to form a VPLS VPN. This topic includes the following sections:

ACs tab
Neighbor VFIs tab
PseudoWire VCs tab
Route Targets Tab
SDPBinds tab
Status tab
Conclusions tab
Incidents tab
Custom Attributes Tab
Registration tab

Basic Attributes
Attribute	Description
Name	The name of the selected VFI.
Source Node	The selected VFI starts from this node. Click (the Lookup icon) to view more information about the source node.
Status	Displays the status of the selected VFI.
Description	Provides relevant information about the VFI.
VPN ID	The unique identifier of the selected VPLS VPN. VPN ID is set to Not Applicable for a BGP-based VPLS.
Management Mode	The NNM iSPI for MPLS supports management of VFIs. Possible values are: Managed – The selected VFI is managed. Not Managed – The selected VFI is not managed. To modify the Management Mode, select "Managed" or "Not Managed" respectively from the Management Mode list of the VFI form. Out of Service – A node is unavailable because it is out of service. NNMi does not update discovery information or monitor these nodes. This attribute is useful for notifying NNMi when a device is temporarily out of service. Out of Service is an NNMi supported mode. The NNM iSPI for MPLS does not allow users to store 'Out of Service' value from the Management Mode list For more information, see the Help for NNMi; View the Management Mode for an Object in Your Network.
Management Type	Inheritance type for the selected VFI. An MPLS object inherits management mode of its container object. Management Type displays the type of container object from which the selected VFI has inherited the Management Mode. Possible values are: Node Inherited - The selected VFI inherits management mode from a node. VPLS Inherited - The selected VFI inherits management mode from a VPLS. Self - The selected VFI is Not Managed but it belongs to a Managed node, participating in a Managed VPLS. You cannot change Management Type of an Not Managed VFI to Self if it is VPLS Inherited. Regional Inherited- One of the VFI belonging to a VPLS at Regional level is Not Managed. In addition, these VFIs are not affected by management changes made at the Global level. 'Regional Inherited' type is only applicable for aGlobal Manager. This is because a VFI Not Managed in a regional manager has a direct effect on the Global Manager.However, any VPLS managed/not managed at Global level will not affect a VFI that is'Regional Inherited' .
Create Time	Date and time on which the selected VFI was created.
Status Last Modified	Status Last Modified shows the date and time on which the status for the selected VFI was last set.
ACType	This shows the type of Attachment Circuit.
hasPseudoWires	The selected VFI has PseudoWires.
hasSDPBinds	The selected VFI has SDPBinds.
VPLS	The selected VFI belongs to the specified VPLS. Access the VPLS VPN form from (the Lookup icon).

Analysis Pane:

The following information is shown in the Analysis Pane of VFI form:

Status
VPLS Name
Hosted on Node
PseudoWire VC Status Pie Chart Tab- Shows Pie Chart that represents the status of all the PseudoWire VCs participating to form the selected VPLS VPN
SDPBinds Status Pie Chart Tab- Shows Pie Chart that represents the status of all the SDPBinds participating to form the selected VPLS VPN
VFI Neighbor Tab- Shows the status of all the VFI Neighbors participating to form the selected VPLS VPN
PseudoWires Tab- Shows the status of all the PseudoWires participating to form the selected VPLS VPN
Performance Tab- The Performance Tab enables you to analyze the performance metrics for the selected object in the inventory with the help of graphs. The graph shows the following information:
AvailabilityPct - Total duration for which the status of the selected VFI is up and active.

For more information on how to access Analysis Pane, see About Analysis Pane in NNMi Online Help.

ACs tab

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI participating to form a VPLS VPN. You can use the ACs tab to view the attachment circuit of the selected VFI participating to form a VPLS VPN.

ACs Table:

Attribute	Description
Status	This attribute listed in the ACs tab is same as available in the NNMi Interface form. For more information, see Help for NNMi Interface form.
AC Interface	The attachment circuit or the data link of the selected VFI. For more information, see the Help for NNMi, Interface Form and Help for NNMi, Port Form.
ACType	This shows the type of Attachment Circuit.
PE Node	The name of the PE node where the PE interface is configured.

Analysis Pane:

Information shown in the Analysis Pane is inherited from the Network Node Manager i-Software (NNMi). For more information, see About the Analysis Pane in NNMi Online Help.

Neighbor VFIs tab

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI participating to form a VPLS VPN. You can use the Neighbor VFIs tab to view the selected VFI participating to form a VPLS VPN.

Neighbor VFI table

Attribute	Description
Status, VFI Name, Source Node, Management Mode	These attributes listed in the Neighbor VFIs tab are same as available in the VPLS VPN: VFIs Tab. For more indformation, see VFIs Tab.

Analysis Pane:

The Analysis Pane for Neighbor VFIs is same as that in the VFI form. For more information, see VFI Form.

PseudoWire VCs tab

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI. In PseudoWire VCs Tab, you can view the PseudoWires VCs participating to form a VPLS VPN.

Basic Attributes
Attribute	Description
Attributes	The attributes listed in the PseudoWire VCs tab are same as available in PseudoWire VC Form. For more information, see PseudoWire VC Form .

Analysis Pane

Information shown for VcLspStatusPieChart tab is same as that in VPLS VPN Inventory. For more information, see VPLS VPN Inventory.
LSP Path View- Click Launch LSP Path view to navigate to MPLS LSP Path View .

Route Targets Tab

The Route Target tab appears only for VFIs associated with a BGP-based VPLS

Route Targets Table
Attribute	Description
Route Target	Route target summary
Imported
Exported
Excluded

SDPBinds tab

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI participating to form a VPLS VPN. You can use the SDPBinds tab to view the SDP details.

SDPBinds table:

Attribute	Description
Status, Service Id, Service Type, Bind Type, Delivery Type, Service Name, Destination Node, SDP ID, Management Mode	These attributes listed in the SDP Binds Tab are same as available in the SDP Form: SDPBinds Tab

Analysis Pane:

The Analysis Pane for SDPBinds Tab is same as available in the SDPBind form. For more information, see SDPBind Form.

Status tab

The VFI Form provides details about the selected VFI. You can use the Status tab to view the status summary of the selected VFI.

Overall Status Table
Attribute	Description
Status	Overall status for the current VFI. Possible values are: No Status - The status of a VFI is 'No Status' when: The VFI is newly created and not polled. When a VFI is not mapped to any interface and hence, not polled. Normal - The operstatus of the VFI is Up. Unknown - The VFI is not reachable or not responding. Critical - The operstatus of the VFI is Down. For Cisco/Juniper device the overall status is derived and calculated based on the status of the PseudoWire VCs belonging to the current VFI.
Last Modified	Date and time on which the status was last set.

Status History
Attribute	Description
Status	List of last thirty status updates for the selected VFI. For more information, see NNMi Status tab.
Time Stamp	Time when the selected VFI was last modified.

Analysis Pane

Analysis Pane is not implemented for the Status tab.

Conclusions tab

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI. The Conclusions tab shows the results of the overall derived status. You can view a quick summary of the status and problem description for the selected VFI.

Conclusions Table
Attributes	Description
Status	The status of the selected VFI is dependent on the status of the interface on the selected VFI. For more information, see VFI Form: Status tab.
Time Stamp	The Time Stamp data is the time when the status of the VFI is last set.
Conclusion	The conclusion is set by the Causal Engine after the status calculation. Possible conclusions are: MplsVFIDown MplsVFIUp MplsVFIUnknown MPLSVFINoStatus Example: The conclusion MplsVFIDown sends an MplsVFIDown incident.

Analysis Pane

Analysis Pane is not implemented for the Conclusions tab.

Incidents tab

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI participating to form a VPLS VPN. The Incidents tab is useful for obtaining a quick summary of the incident and problem description for the VFI.

Incidents Table:

Attribute	Description
Incidents Attributes	The attributes listed in the incidents tab are same as available in NNMi Incidents form. Click (the Open icon) to view the details of the incident. The left pane shows the basic information such as Severity, Priority, Message, and so on. The right pane shows details of the incident such as name, family and so on. For more information, see the Help for NNMi Incidents Form.

Attribute

Description

Incidents Attributes

The attributes listed in the incidents tab are same as available in NNMi Incidents form. Click (the Open icon) to view the details of the incident. The left pane shows the basic information such as Severity, Priority, Message, and so on. The right pane shows details of the incident such as name, family and so on.

For more information, see the Help for NNMi Incidents Form.

Analysis Pane:

Information shown in the Analysis Pane of Incidents tab is inherited from the Network Node Manager i-Software (NNMi). For more information, see About the Analysis Pane in NNMi Online Help.

Custom Attributes Tab

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI. Custom Attributes tab displays the set of name-value pairs of custom attributes associated with VFIs. You can set Custom Attributes using the webservice calls.

Custom Attributes
Attribute	Description
Name Attributes	Name of the Custom Attribute defined by using the web services.
Value	Value assigned to the Custom Attribute by using the web services.

Analysis Pane

Analysis Pane is not implemented for the Custom Attributes tab.

Registration tab

The VFI form provides details about the selected VFI. Registration tab shows details about when a selected VFI was created and when the status was last modified.

Registration Table
Attribute	Description
Create Time	Date and time on which the selected VFI was created.
Status Last Modified	Status Last Modified shows the date and time on which the status of the selected VFI was last modified.

Analysis Pane

Analysis Pane is not implemented for the Registration tab.

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