Managing Manual-TE constraints

To display the table of Manual-TE constraints, go to the Infrastructure menu section, click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller, and go to the Constraints section. Information about Manual-TE constraints is displayed in the following columns of the table:

• Name is the name of the Manual-TE constraint.
• Segment is the segment of the Manual-TE paths added to the Manual-TE constraint.
• Paths are the Manual-TE paths that have been added to the Manual-TE constraint.

Creating a Manual-TE constraint

To create a Manual-TE constraint:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.
3. Go to the Constraints section.

   The Manual-TE tab with the table of Manual-TE constraints is selected by default.

4. In the upper part of the page, click + Manual-TE constraint.
5. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the Manual-TE constraint.
6. Select the Use Manual-TE path check box next to the created Manual-TE paths that you want to add to the Manual-TE constraint. These check boxes are cleared by default.
7. If you want to allow using an Auto-SPF path when the specified Manual-TE paths are not available, select the Ignore if no constrained path is found check box next to the Manual-TE paths. You can only select the check box next to a Manual-TE path that have the Use Manual-TE path check box selected. These check boxes are cleared by default.
8. Click Create.

The Manual-TE constraint is created and displayed in the table.

You can specify a Manual-TE constraint when creating or editing a transport service to make the transport service use this Manual-TE constraint.

Editing a Manual-TE constraint

To edit a Manual-TE constraint:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.
3. Go to the Constraints section.

   The Manual-TE tab with the table of Manual-TE constraints is selected by default.

4. Click Management → Edit next to the Manual-TE constraint that you want to edit.
5. This opens a window; in that window, if necessary, edit the Manual-TE constraint settings. For a description of the settings, see the instructions for creating a Manual-TE constraint.
6. Click Save.

The Manual-TE constraint is modified and updated in the table.

Deleting a Manual-TE constraint

Deleted Manual-TE constraints cannot be restored.

To delete a Manual-TE constraint:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.
3. Go to the Constraints section.

   The Manual-TE tab with the table of Manual-TE constraints is selected by default.

4. Click Management → Delete next to the Manual-TE constraint that you want to delete.
5. In the confirmation window, click Delete.

The Manual-TE constraint is deleted and is no longer displayed in the table.