Search for	Example	Results
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`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
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 > VPLS VPN Form

VPLS VPN Form

The VPLS VPN form provides details of the VFIs PseudoWire VCs participating to form a VPLS VPN. This topic includes the following sections:

VFIs Tab
PseudoWire VCs Tab
PE Routers
Status Tab
Conclusions Tab
Custom Attributes
Registration Tab

Use the VPLS VPN form for the following tasks:

Determine the health of the VPLS VPNs.
Check the Incidents tab to view the cause of the change in the status.

Basic Attributes
Attribute	Description
Name, VPN ID, Number of VFIs, Status	The attributes listed in the VPLS VPN form are available in the VPLS VPN inventory view. For more information, see VPLS VPN Inventory. VPN ID is set to Not Applicable for a BGP-based VPLS.
Management Mode	The NNM iSPI for MPLS supports management of VPLS VPNs. Possible values are: Managed – The selected VPLS VPN is managed. Not Managed – The selected VPLS VPN is not managed. Note: To modify the Management Mode, select "Managed" or "Not Managed" respectively from the Management Mode list of the VPLS VPN form.
Management Type	Inheritance type for the selected VPLS VPN. An MPLS object inherits management mode of its container object. Possible values are: Node Inherited Self.
Create Time	The time when the VPLS was discovered.
Status Last Modified	Status Last Modified shows date and time on which the status was last set.

Analysis Pane

Information shown for VPLS VPN form is same as that in VPLS VPN Inventory. For more information, see VPLS VPN Inventory.

VFIs Tab

The VPLS VPN form provides details about the selected VPLS VPN. In the VFIs Tab, you can view the VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN.

Basic Attributes
Attribute	Description
VFI Name	The name of the selected VFI .
Source Node	The selected VFI starts from this node.
Status	The status of the VPLS VPN is derived and calculated based on the status of all the VFIs participating in the VPLS VPN. Possible values of VFI are: No Status - A VPLS VPN is newly formed and not polled, status of the L2 VPN is No Status. When all the VFIs participating to form an L2VPN are in a 'Not Managed' mode, the derived status of the VPN is No Status. Normal - The status of all the VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN is Normal. Unknown - The status of all the VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN is Unknown. Warning - The status of one or more VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN is Unknown. However, the status of none of the VFI is Critical. Minor - The status of one or more VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN is Critical. Critical - The status of all the VFIs participating in a VPLS VPN is Critical.
RD	The Route Distinguisher of the selected VFI. This value appears only if the VFI is associated with a BGP-based VPLS.
VPN ID	The unique identifier of the selected VPLS VPN. VPN ID is set to Not Applicable for a BGP-based VPLS.
Management Mode	Management mode of the selected VFI. Possible values are: Managed - The selected VFI is managed. Not Managed - The selected VFI is not managed.

Analysis Pane:

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

PseudoWire VCs Tab

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

Basic Attributes
Attribute	Description
Status, Id, Encapsulation Type, PE 1, PE 1 Address, PE 2, PE 2 Address, Status Last Modified, Management Mode	The attributes listed in the PseudoWire VCs tab are same as available in PseudoWire VC inventory. For more information, see PseudoWire VC inventory.

Analysis Pane

The Analysis pane for PseudoWire VCs tab is same as that in the PseudoWire VC inventory. For more information, see Analysis Pane for PseudoWire inventory.

PE Routers

The VPLS VPN form provides details about the selected VPLS VPN. The PE Routers tab provides the attributes of the PE routers participating in the selected VPLS VPN.

Basic Attributes
Attribute	Description
Status	The status of a PE node. Possible values are: No Status Normal Disabled Unknown Warning Minor Major Critical
Name	The name of the PE router. This name is same as available from NNMi.
Device Profile	The name of the device, device type, model number, and vendor information that forms a unique profile is displayed as a single string value. For more information, see NNMi Help for Operator, Device Profile Form.

Analysis Pane

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

Status Tab

The VPLS VPN form provides details about the selected VPLS VPN. You can use the Status tab to view the status summary the selected VPLS VPN.

Overall Status Table
Attribute	Description
Status	The status of the VPLS VPN is derived and calculated based on the status of all the VFIs participating in the VPLS VPN. Possible values are: No Status - A VPLS VPN is newly formed and not polled, status of the L2 VPN is No Status. When all the VFIs participating to form an L2VPN are in a 'Not Managed' mode, the derived status of the VPN is No Status. Normal - The status of all the VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN is Normal. Unknown - The status of all the VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN is Unknown. Warning - The status of one or more VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN is Unknown. However, the status of none of the VFI is Critical. Minor - The status of one or more VFIs participating to form a VPLS VPN is Critical. Critical - The status of all the VFIs participating in a VPLS VPN is Critical.
Status Last Modified	Status Last Modified shows the date and time on which the status of the selected VPLS VPN was last set.

Status History
Attribute	Description
Status	List of the last thirty status updates for the selected MPLS object. For more information, see NNMi Status tab.
Time Stamp	The time when the status of the VPLS VPN was last modified.

Conclusions Tab

The VPLS VPN form provides details about the selected VPLS VPN. 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 VPLS VPN.

Conclusions Table
Attribute	Description
Status	The derived status of the selected VPLS VPN. For more information, see VPLS VPN Form: Status tab.
Time Stamp	The time when the status of the PseudoWires VC was last set.
Conclusions	The conclusions are set by the Causal Engine after the status calculation. Possible conclusions are: VPLSCritical VPLSNormal VPLSUnknown VPLSMinor VPLSWarning

Custom Attributes

The VPLS VPN form provides details about the selected VPLS VPN. Custom Attributes tab displays the set of name-value pairs of custom attributes associated with VPLS VPNs. You can set Custom Attributes using the Web Service 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.

Registration Tab

The VPLS VPN form provides details about the selected VPLS VPN.

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

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