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Step 6In the Link Properties window, the type of link is displayed in the Link Type field, which can be either 
MPLS-TE and P2MP MPLS-TE based on the link that you have selected. Additional details about the 
link such as the MPLS TE tunnel, operational status of the tunnel, TE tunnel type are displayed in the 
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Figure 17-10 LSP Endpoint Properties Window
Table 17-5 describes the information displayed in the LSP Endpoint Properties window. 
Step 3To view LSP endpoint redundancy status in inventory, double-click the element on which the MPLS-TP 
tunnel is configured.
Step 4Choose Logical Inventory > MPLS-TP > MPLS-TP Global > LSP End Points. 
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Figure 17-11 LSP End Points Tab in Logical Inventory
Applying an MPLS-TP Tunnel Overlay
You can select and display an overlay of a specific MPLS-TP tunnel on top of the devices displayed in 
a map view. The overlay is a snapshot of the network that visualizes the flows between the sites and 
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Choose Show All to display all MPLS-TP tunnels. 
Step 4Select the MPLS-TP tunnel overlay you want to apply to the map. 
The elements and links used by the selected MPLS-TP tunnel are highlighted in the network map, and 
the MPLS-TP tunnel name is displayed in the window title bar as shown in Figure 17-12. 
Figure 17-12 MPLS-TP Tunnel Overlay
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Viewing VPNs
Figure 17-13 shows a VPN displayed in the Vision client map view. In this example, the VPN is selected 
in the navigation pane, so the VPN details, such as virtual routers and IP interfaces, are not shown in the 
map view.
Figure 17-13 VPN in Vision Map 
1VPN in the navigation tree4VPN in the map view
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Figure 17-14 shows a VPN with details, including virtual routers and sites, in the Vision client map view.
Figure 17-14 VPN in Vision Map with VRFs and Sites
The the Vision client navigation pane displays the VPN business elements in a tree-and-branch 
representation. Each business element is represented by an icon in a color that reflects the highest alarm 
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Table 17-6 shows the VPN icons in the Vision client map view. 
The highest level of the navigation pane displays the root or map name. The branches display the VPN 
and aggregated business elements as well as their names. The Layer 3 VPN sub-branch displays the 
virtual routers and sites contained in the VPN along with the names of the business elements. In addition, 
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Managing VPNs
The following topics describe:
Creating a VPN, page 17-22
Adding a VPN to a Map, page 17-23
Removing a VPN from a Map, page 17-24
Moving a Virtual Router Between VPNs, page 17-24
Creating a VPN
You can change business configurations by manually creating VPNs. The VPNs that are manually 
created do not contain virtual routers and sites. 
To create a VPN:
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For more information about loading the newly created VPN in the service view map, see Adding a VPN 
to a Map, page 17-23.
Adding a VPN to a Map
You can add a VPN to a map view if the VPN was previously created by a user or discovered by 
Prime Network and are not currently displayed in the map. 
NoteAdding a VPN affects other users if they are working with the same map. 
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Removing a VPN from a Map
You can remove one or more VPNs from the current active map. This change does not affect other maps. 
Removing a VPN from a map does not remove it from the Prime Network database. The VPN will appear 
in the Add VPN dialog box, so you can add it back to the map at any time.
When removing VPNs from maps, keep the following in mind:
Removing a VPN affects other users if they are...