10. Basic Contrail Operations

This document describes very basic operations with Contrail UI. For detailed information on Contrail operations, please refer to official Juniper documentation.

10.1. Logging in

Log into Contrail UI using the OpenStack admin credentials.

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10.2. Checking services status

Verify the status of Contrail Control Analytics and Config nodes along with vRouters in Infrastructure using Dashboard tab of the left-hand Monitor menu.

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10.3. Creating the virtual networks

  • Open left-hand Configure menu and click Networking option. Enter Networks tab and use “+” sign at the right side to create a new virtual network. Enter the network name and add an IP subnet. Gateway address will be added automatically.

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  • To create an external network, you need to add Shared and External flags to the created network using the Advanced Options sections and provide a proper Routing mark in Route Targets section to let this network to be announced to the public routing table. The Routing mark is two numbers divided by a semicolon, e.g. 64512:10000.

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