How do I perform a mass deployment discovery from a template?

Purpose

Use this procedure to associate a logical template to NFM-P managed brownfield devices in the network.

This procedure allows you to associate the template to selected devices, and/or to select target identifiers, for example, a subset of the QoS egress policies configured in the NFM-P. To associate a template to the entire network without selecting targets or identifiers, see How do I perform a mass deployment discovery from an intent type?.

The full-class-name parameter must be configured in the intent type icm_descriptor file; see Descriptor resource file.

Note: To associate target identifiers to more than one target, you need to enter the identifier numbers in the form, for example, the policy names and IDs. Ensure that you have this information available when performing this procedure.

Note: Performing a mass deployment discovery on more than 5 000 deployments may result in some deployments in Association Failed status. You can retry the failed associations from the Configuration Deployments view, or using the API.

Steps
 
1 

Open Device Management, Configuration Templates.

2 

Choose a logical template and click png1.png (Table row actions), Associate to Network, Associate selected classic instances.

3 

Add additional templates if required:

  1. In the Associate selected classic instances form, click png6.png TEMPLATE

  2. Choose one or more templates from the templates list to add them to the Bin. You can use Shift-click to choose a range of templates.

  3. Verify the list of templates in the Bin and click UPDATE.

If more than one template is added, all targets and identifiers are automatically selected. Proceed to Step 7.

4 

Add one or more targets:

  1. Click png6.png TARGET and choose Select targets or All targets in the network from the drop-down list.

  2. If you chose All targets in the network, proceed to Step 5.

  3. If you chose Select targets, a Select Target form opens. Choose one or more targets from the list to add them to the Bin.

  4. Verify the list of targets in the Bin and click ADD.

  5. To add additional targets, repeat the previous steps and click UPDATE.

  6. Proceed to Step 6.

5 

Add one or more identifiers. If you have selected more than one target, perform the following:

  1. Enter an identifier in the Target Identifier field and click png6.png. The identifier appears below the field.

  2. Enter additional identifiers as needed.

  3. Proceed to Step 7.

6 

Add one or more identifiers. If you have selected a single target, perform the following:

  1. Click png6.png IDENTIFIER and choose Select identifiers or All identifiers from the drop-down list.

  2. If you chose All targets in the network, proceed to Step 7.

  3. If you chose Select identifiers, a Select identifiers form opens. Choose one or more identifiers from the list to add them to the Bin.

    You can use Shift-click to choose a range of items.

  4. Verify the list of identifiers in the Bin and click ADD.

  5. To add additional targets, repeat the previous step.

  6. Proceed to Step 7.

7 

Click ASSOCIATE.

A deployment for the template is created for each target and identifier, for example, for each policy on each NE.

End of steps