Specifying the cost of a link

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You can specify the cost of an individual link. All links built within the SD-WAN network are displayed in the overall table of links in the Tunnels section, as well as in the graphic topology in the Topology section. A table of links built using a particular CPE device is also displayed in the configuration of that CPE device, on the Tunnels tab.

To indicate the cost of the link, use the following instructions:

• Specify the cost of the link using the overall link table.

  To specify the cost of a link using the overall link table:

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

     The SD-WAN infrastructure management page is displayed. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of SD-WAN Controllers.

  2. Click Management next to the SD-WAN Controller and in the drop-down list, select Configuration menu.

     This opens the SD-WAN Controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of Controller nodes.

  3. Go to the Tunnels section.

     A table of links is displayed.

  4. Click Management next to the link and in the drop-down list, select Set cost.
  5. This opens a window; in that window, select the Override check box to specify the cost of the link.
  6. In the Tunnel cost field, enter the cost of the link.
  7. To automatically assign the specified cost to the corresponding link in the opposite direction, select the Save for both tunnels check box.
  8. Click Save.
• Specify the cost of a link using the graphical topology.

  To specify the cost of a link using the graphical topology:

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

     The SD-WAN infrastructure management page is displayed. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of SD-WAN Controllers.

  2. Click Management next to the SD-WAN Controller and in the drop-down list, select Configuration menu.

     This opens the SD-WAN Controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of Controller nodes.

  3. Go to the Topology section.

     The SD-WAN topology is displayed.

  4. Click the link to open a window and in that window, click Set cost.
  5. This opens a window; in that window, select the Override check box to specify the cost of the link.
  6. In the Tunnel cost field, enter the cost of the link.
  7. To automatically assign the specified cost to the corresponding link in the opposite direction, select the Save for both tunnels check box.
  8. Click Save.
• Specifying the cost of a link in the configuration of the CPE device.

  To specify the cost of a link on an individual CPE device:

  1. In the menu, go to the SD-WAN section.

     By default, the CPE subsection is displayed with a table of CPE devices.

  2. Click the CPE device.

     The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand button .

  3. Select the Tunnels tab.

     A table of links is displayed.

  4. Click Management next to the link and in the drop-down list, select Set cost.
  5. This opens a window; in that window, select the Override check box to specify the cost of the link.
  6. In the Tunnel cost field, enter the cost of the link.
  7. To automatically assign the specified cost to the corresponding link in the opposite direction, select the Save for both tunnels check box.
  8. Click Save.
  9. In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save the configuration of the CPE device.