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Cloning an Ethernet On‑Demand connection

To save time retyping connection details, you can create a new Lumen® Ethernet On‑Demand connection by cloning a previous connection. You can clone any connection except active connections to Microsoft Azure and any connections in pending status (either Pending Activation or Pending Disconnect). Cloning a previously unsuccessful connection allows you to change details for the connection to resolve issues that may have caused the connection to fail.

To clone an Ethernet On‑Demand connection:

  1. Click Services.

    Control Center shows the Services console. Use the console to access an inventory of your services, check the status of orders, and manage your services.
Services console
  1. In the Service Managers box, click Network-as-a-Service (NaaS).
     

The NaaS Manager Overview lists connection options. 

NaaS Manager Overview tab
  1. Click the Services tab.
     

NaaS Manager shows a list of NaaS services. 

NaaS Services tab
  1. Click the Ethernet tab.
     

NaaS Manager lists all your Ethernet On‑Demand connections with a status and brief summary for each connection.  

  1. Search for the connection you want to work with by doing one of the following:

    • Scroll through the connections on the screen. If you have more than 10 connections, use the arrows at the bottom of the list to view more connections. 

    • Search for the connection by typing search criteria in the Search field (e.g., connection name, address, service ID (circuit ID for the UNI), etc.). NaaS Manager filters the list as you type.

    • Filter the list by clicking the icon, then using any of the filters that appear. You can filter by connection status, cloud service provider, used in the connection, start date for a connection, or end date for a connection. As you use the filters, NaaS Manager filters the list of connections.   

Note: You can clone any connection except active connections to Microsoft Azure and any connections in a pending status—either Pending Activation or Pending Disconnect.

  1. On the row for the connection, click the  icon in the Actions column, then click Clone. 
  1. Verify the connection type(s), origination (From Location) and termination (To Location) locations, bandwidth, and connection name. Add any information needed (such as information from your cloud service provider) and make any changes you need to make. (You'll need to re‑enter some information, such as the VLAN, to prevent duplicating information on an active connection.)
  1. In the Class of Service field, select whether you want Basic, Enhanced, or Dedicated. (Higher classes of service offer higher availability SLAs and allow you to increase traffic prioritization for your EVC.) 

    • Basic (best effort): The service may be oversubscribed on the Lumen network. 

    • Enhanced (mid class): Enhanced EVCs (ethernet virtual circuits) can still be oversubscribed like Basic class of service EVCs; however, traffic is marked with an internal class of service marking which will prioritize your traffic over best-effort traffic during times of congestion. For EVCs with this class of service, bandwidth is not reserved on the Lumen network and traffic will not take priority over real-time traffic in the network.

    • Dedicated (real time): The quality of service offering with the highest priority on the Lumen network. In addition, Lumen reserves the bandwidth for this EVC across the network on each ring that the EVC touches. Once it is dedicated to you, that bandwidth (and the corresponding CE-VLANs) sits in reserve regardless of how much bandwidth you use.
  1. Use the Billing Method buttons to select whether you want monthly or hourly billing for the connection.

    NaaS Manager shows pricing for the billing method you selected.  
  1. In the Select Bandwidth field, select the bandwidth for the connection. Bandwidth options vary based on location. (You can't change the bandwidth once you create the connection. If you need to choose a different bandwidth after creating a connection, disconnect the connection and create a new one.)
  1. Click CONTINUE.
  1. Review your connection information, then click SUBMIT ORDER. 

    NaaS Manager creates the request for the connection and places it in the Pending Activation status. From here, you can view the status of the connection.