Creating a Custom VSA

Note: Custom VSAs is a function that is applicable to RADIUS CoA mode only.

To create a custom VSA:

From the Policy Server section of the navigation pane, select Custom VSA Definitions.
The content tree displays the Custom VSA Definitions group.
Select the Custom VSA Definitions group.
The VSA Definition Administration page opens in the work area.
Click Create VSA Definition.
The New VSA Definition page opens.
Enter information as appropriate:
1. Name (required) — The name you assign to the VSA.
  The name can only contain the characters A–Z, a–z, 0–9, period (.), hyphen (-), and underline (_).
2. Description — Free-form text that identifies the VSA.
  Enter up to 250 characters.
3. VSA Code (required) — Enter an integer representing the VSA. The default is 0.
4. Vendor Id — Select the available vendor from the pulldown list (the vendor is stored and displayed by a vendor ID):
  - IETF (default)
  - 3GPP
  - 3GPP2
  - Camiant
  - Cisco
  - Cisco-BBSM
  - Cisco-VPN3000
  - Cisco-VPN5000
  - Juniper
  - Juniper-M-Series
  - (Any custom vendors appear at the end of the list. For information about custom vendors, see Managing Custom Vendors.
5. VSA Type (required) — Select the attribute data type from the pulldown list:
  - octets
  - ipv6prefix
  - text
  - ipaddr
  - abinary
  - integer
  - evs
  - string
  - ifid
  - enum
  - ipv6addr
  - date
  - tlv
6. Compound Type (required) — Select the description of the attribute structure from the pulldown list:
  - Map
  - Pair
  - Single-Value
  - List
7. Field Separator — If the attribute value has multiple fields, enter the field separator.
8. Sub-Field Separator — If the attribute value has sub-fields, enter the sub-field separator.
Click Save.

The custom VSA is created. The VSA definition displays on the VSA Definition Administration page and is defined in the RADIUS dictionary. The custom VSA can be assigned a value. For more information, see Managing RADIUS CoA Templates.