Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) is a technology for automated deployment and configuration of network devices. AmpCon™-DC provides supports using ZTP to provision new switches. The automatic provisioning process includes the following operations:
Obtaining a PicOS® image from the AmpCon™-DC server
Installing PicOS®
Configuring the switch based on system configurations and switch configurations
Installing a valid license in the switch
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After you plug in the switch, DHCP automatically provides the switch with an IP address and the address of a provision script that is obtained from AmpCon-DC server. The switch automatically runs the script to find the AmpCon-DC server, register with it, and then complete the PicOS® installation and configuration without manual intervention.
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Prerequisites
Ensure that you have completed the following operations:
Configure the system configuration, which contains the default username and password of the switch. For more information, see Adding System Configurations.
Configure the switch model for the model of the switch to provision. For more information, see Configuring Switch Models.
Configure a switch configuration for the switch to provision. For more information, see Adding Switch Configurations.
Stage the switch to provision. For more information, see Staging Switches.
Ensure that the Hardware ID of the switch to provision are is added to the AmpCon-DC license. For more information, see Preparing Licenses.
Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) is required for white-box switches.
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Before you provision a white-box switch, ensure that you have completed step 1 to 7 in Deploying White-Box Switches.
Before you provision an integrated hardware and software switch, ensure that you have completed step 1 to 5 in Deploying Integrated Hardware and Software Switches.
Provisioning a White-Box Switch
Download and install MobaXterm.
Open MobaXterm, and then create a session to connect with the switch.
Obtain the PicOS® image from the AmpCon-DC server by running the command:
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Log in to the AmpCon-DC UI, click Service > Switch. You can see the status of the switch is “Provisioning Success”.
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Provisioning
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an Integrated Hardware and Software Switch
Install a DHCP server.
In the /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf file of the DHCP server, add the following information to the DHCP configuration file. ZTP relies on the DHCP service for black-box switches.
The IP addresses of the switch to provision
The IP address of the AmpCon-DC server
See the following configuration example:
Reboot the switch by running the following command.
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