Configuring Feature Templates for vSmart

This SD-WAN lab practical will show you how to configure Feature Templates for OSPF for VPN0. You can practice along with this practical using our SD-WAN virtual lab.

Topology  

Tasks 

1. Configure a System Template to be used by vSmart with the following parameters 

● Template Name: vSmart-System  

● Description: vSmart-System- Description 

✓ Site ID->Device Specific  

✓ System IP-> Device Specific  

✓ Hostname-> Device Specific  

✓ Timezone-> Default 

2. Configure a VPN Template for VPN0 to be used by vSmart with the following parameters  

● Template Name: vSmart-VPN-VPN0 

● Description: vSmart-VPN-VPN0-Description 

● Basic Configuration  

✓ VPN0-> Global: VPN0 

✓ Name-> Global: Transport VPN IPv4 Route  

✓ Prefix-> Global: 0.0.0.0/0  

✓ Next Hop->Global: 200.1.1.1 

3. Configure a VPN Interface Template for VPN0 for interface Eth1 to be used by vSmart with the following parameters  

● Template Name: vSmart-VPNINT-VPN0-E1 

● Description: vSmart-VPNINT-VPN0-E1-Description  

● Basic Configuration  

✓ Shutdown-> Global: No  

✓ Interface Name-> Global: Eth1 

✓ IPv4 Address-> Static-> Device Specific  

● Tunnel  

✓ Tunnel Interface-> Global: On  

✓ Color-> Default  

✓ Allow Service  

✓ All-> Global: On 

✓ NETCONF-> Global: On  

✓ SSH-> Global: On 

4. Configure a VPN Template for VPN512 to be used by vSmart with the following parameters  

● Template Name: vSmart-VPN-VPN512 

● Description: vSmart-VPN-VPN512-Description 

● Basic Configuration  

✓ VPN0-> Global: VPN512 

✓ Name-> Global: MGMT VPN 

5. Configure a VPN Interface Template for VPN512 for interface Eth0 to be used by vSmart with the following parameters  

● Template Name: vSmart-VPNINT-VPN512-E0 

● Description: vSmart-VPNINT-VPN512-E0-Description  

● Basic Configuration  

✓ Shutdown-> Global: No  

✓ Interface Name-> Global: Eth0 

✓ IPv4 Address-> Static-> Device Specific 

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Configuration and Verification

Configure a System Template to be used by vSmart with the following parameters This is the path to create the Template Setting>Configuration >Templates >Feature >vSmart >Basic Information>System 

Click on Add Template then select vSmart>BASIC INFORMATION and click on “System” 

Fill the parameters- Template Name: vSmart-System Description: vSmart-System- Description  

Site ID->Device Specific System IP-> Device Specific Hostname-> Device Specific Timezone-> Default. then click on Save to continue 

Here vSmart System Template is created. 

Configure a VPN Template for VPN0 to be used by vSmart with the following parameters This is the path to create the Template Setting>Configuration >Templates >Feature >vSmart >VPN >VPN 

Click on Add Template then select vSmart and select VPN 

Fill the parameters as given in task- Template Name: vSmart-VPN-VPN0 Description: vSmart-VPN-VPN0-Description 

Fill the Basic Configuration details as given- VPN0-> Global: VPN0 Name-> Global: Transport VPN IPv4 Route 

Select IPv4 Route and click on New IPv4 Route and fill the prefix details as given-Prefix-> Global: 0.0.0.0/0 then click on Add New Hop 

Click on Add New Hop 

Enter new hop address-Next Hop->Global: 200.1.1.1 then click on Add 

Click on update to continue 

Here our vSmart VPN0 template is created 

Configure a VPN Interface Template for VPN0 for interface Eth1 to be used by vSmart with the following parameters This is the path to create the Template Setting>Configuration >Templates >Feature >vSmart >VPN >VPN Interface Ethernet  

Click on Add Template then select vSmart and select VPN Interface Ethernet 

Fill the details as given- Template Name: vSmart-VPNINT-VPN0-E1 Description: vSmart-VPNINT-VPN0-E1-Description  

Fill the Basic Configuration details- Shutdown-> Global: No Interface Name-> Global: Eth1 IPv4 Address-> Static-> Device Specific 

Now click on Tunnel and fill the parameters- Tunnel Interface-> Global: On Color-> Default 

Select Allow Service and fill the parameters- All-> Global: On NETCONF-> Global: On SSH-> Global: On. click on Save to continue 

Here our vSmart VPN0 Template is created for Interface E1. 

Configure a VPN Template for VPN512 to be used by vSmart with the following parameters This is the path to create the Template Setting>Configuration >Templates >Feature >vSmart >VPN >VPN   

Click on Add Device then select vSmart and click on VPN 

Fill the details which are given in the task- Template Name: vSmart-VPN-VPN512 Description: vSmart-VPN-VPN512-Description 

Now fill the Basic Configuration as given in task- VPN0-> Global: VPN512 Name-> Global: MGMT VPN 

Click on Save to continue 

Here our vSmart VPN512 Template is created as we can see. 

Configure a VPN Interface Template for VPN512 for interface Eth0 to be used by vSmart with the following parameters this is the path to create the Template Setting>Configuration >Templates >Feature >vSmart >VPN >VPN Interface Ethernet 

Click on Add Template and then select vSmart then select VPN Interface Ethernet 

Fill the details as given- Template Name: vSmart-VPNINT-VPN512-E0 Description: vSmart-VPNINT-VPN512-E0-Description 

Fill the Basic Configuration as given in task- Shutdown-> Global: No Interface Name-> Global: Eth0 IPv4 Address-> Static-> Device Specific then click on Save to continue 

Here we are able to see our vSmart VPN512 Template is created for Interface E1.S 

Conclusion:

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