As described in the VMware Smart Assurance MPLS Manager Configuration Guide, a user can use the Polling and Thresholds Console to configure the following types of periodic remote ping groups:
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CE device to CE device
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PE device to local or remote CE
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PE to Unmanaged CE
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PE device to PE device
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PE to VRF
The CE in any of the CE-involved ping groups may be a traditional CE device or a multi-VRF CE device. In addition, the VRF in the PE to VRF ping group may be a VRF that is hosted by a multi-VRF CE device.
End-to-end availability testing for the periodic remote ping groups describes the device-pair end-to-end paths that are tested by the periodic remote ping groups. “Remote ping examples” on page 91 illustrates the end-to-end paths.
| Type |
Description |
Supported devices |
|---|---|---|
| CE to CE |
A source CE in a VPN pings another CE in the VPN. |
Cisco |
| PE to CE |
A source PE in a VPN pings a local or remote CE in the VPN. Definition: A local CE is a CE that is attached directly to the source PE. Definition: A remote CE is a CE that is attached to a peer PE of the source PE. |
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| PE to Unmanaged CE |
A source PE in a VPN pings a local or remote unmanaged CE in the VPN. Definition: A remote unmanaged CE is an unmanaged CE that is attached to a peer PE of the source PE. |
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| PE to PE |
A source PE in a VPN pings another PE in the VPN. |
Cisco and Juniper |
| PE to VRF |
A source PE in a VPN pings a remote VRF in the VPN. Definition: A remote VRF is a VRF that is hosted by a peer PE of the source PE. |
