Chapter 9 Using Cisco ANA PathTracer in MPLS Networks

Cisco ANA PathTracer Windows

Table 9-1

Cisco ANA PathTracer Starting Points (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Element

 

Location

Start Options

 

 

 

 

Business tag

 

The path can be found using a business tag,

To IP Destination

attached to the

 

which is attached to the VPI/VCI or IP

 

 

VPI/VCI or IP

 

interface by entering its key. It can then be

 

 

interface

 

opened from the Find Business Tag window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Layer 2 MPLS

 

Inventory window.

To IP Destination

Tunnel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCP

 

Service view map.

To IP Destination

 

 

 

Start Here

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco ANA PathTracer Endpoints

If you choose the Start Here option, Table 9-2lists the endpoints that can be selected as a path destinations.

Table 9-2

Cisco ANA PathTracer Endpoints

 

 

 

 

 

Element

 

Location

End Options

 

 

 

 

IP Interface

 

Inventory window

End Here

 

 

Affected entity (enabled only if the

 

 

 

affected entity has an IP interface)

 

 

 

 

 

Site

 

Service view map

End Here

 

 

 

 

LCP

 

Service view map

End Here

 

 

 

 

The Cisco ANA PathTracer multipath window is displayed. From this window you can open the Cisco ANA PathTracer single-path window with the appropriate VPN information displayed in the Layer 2 and Layer 3 tabs.

Note If multiple paths are selected in the paths pane, or if nothing is selected in the paths pane, then all the available paths are opened automatically, and each one are displayed in a separate Cisco ANA PathTracer single-path window.

Cisco ANA PathTracer Windows

The Cisco ANA PathTracer multipath window (Figure 9-1) displays all the discovered paths between the selected source and destination for the selected context, including devices, links, and paths. The Cisco ANA PathTracer multipath window enables you to do the following:

View a previous path or the next path.

Open the Cisco ANA PathTracer single-path window to view a single selected path.

Save the multipath map to a file.

Run the Cisco ANA PathTracer again.

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