Managing Peer Sessions

The Peering Manager:

To bring up the Peering Manager, click on "Sessions" for the desired exchange in the Peering tab.

The Peering Manager UI:

1) Filter Options: The sessions list may be filtered by Peer, Source ASN, Destination ASN, IP Type, Session Type, or State. Once you've chosen the filter criteria, click on "Filter". Select "Clear Filters" to return to the full session list.

2) Add Session: A session can be added from the Peering Manager just like the Add Session at the top of the Peering page - the exchange field is simply automatically filled with the current exchange.

3) Session Information: Lists session Source, Router, Peer, Destination, Peer Group, Type, Prefixes Received / Max Prefixes, State, and Notes.

4) Action Menu (Wrench Icon): Clicking on the wrench icon will bring up the following tools to manage your sessions:

Action Menu (Wrench Icon) Options

Edit: Edit session information such as Type, Exchange, Source, Peer Group, Prefixes, or Destination.

Configure: 1-click configure which uses default router configuration, username, and password settings. 

Config Manager: The Config Manager allows for custom configuration commands and user-level username/ password to be entered prior to pushing the config. This is a one time use configuration.

Email NOC: Brings up the NOC (Network Operations Center) email template. The email template pre-populates data based on peeringdb data (To address, Subject line and Peering exchange information). You have the chance to edit the email prior to sending. 

Email Policy: Brings up the policy email template. The email template pre-populates data based on peeringdb data (To address, Subject line and Peering exchange information). You have the chance to edit the email prior to sending. 

Email Technical: Brings up the technical email template. The email template pre-populates data based on peeringdb data (To address, Subject line and Peering exchange information). You have the chance to edit the email prior to sending. 

Admin Up: Ups a bgp session without removing it or adding it to the config.

Admin Down: Downs a bgp session without removing it or adding it to the config. On Cisco, Admin Down moves the session to Idle (Admin) state, on Juniper it deactivates the session.

Delete: Sessions of type "Peer" are removed from the router when deleted in ProVision. Other sessions will only be removed from the sessions list in ProVision.