Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) is a technology for automated deployment and configuration of network devices. AmpCon-DC supports using ZTP to provision new switches.
ZTP relies on the DHCP service, and thus you need to configure DHCP first. After you plug in and reboot 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.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
The Hardware ID of the switch to provision has been added to the AmpCon-DC license. For more information, see Preparing Licenses.
You have completed step 1 to 7 in Deploying White-Box Switches.
You have completed step 1 to 5 in Deploying Integrated Hardware and Software Switches.
You have installed a DHCP server and added configurations as follows to the DHCP configuration file (/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf):
- For white-box switches, refer to the following configuration example:
“10.10.51.4” is the IP address that you want to assign to the switch.
“10.56.20.180” is the IP address of the AmpCon-DC server.
- For integrated hardware and software switches, refer to the following configuration example:
“10.10.51.198” is the IP address that you want to assign to the switch.
“10.56.20.184” is the IP address of the AmpCon-DC server.
Provisioning a White-Box Switch
Download and install MobaXterm.
Open MobaXterm, and then create a session to connect with the switch.
Reboot the switch by running the following command:
sudo reboot -f |
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If you see the “Hit any key to stop autoboot” message, press the Enter key to exit the autoboot mode.
If you don’t see this message, go to step 5 directly.
Reboot the switch.
For switches with the ONIE menu, select ONIE, and then select ONIE: Install OS.
For AS4610 switches, reboot from ONIE by running the following command:
run onie bootcmd |
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Then, the switch will be restarted and automatically register with the AmpCon-DC server.
Wait for the registration process to be completed.
Log in to the AmpCon-DC UI, click Service > Switch. You can see the status of the switch is Provisioning Success.
Provisioning an Integrated Hardware and Software Switch
Download and install MobaXterm.
Open MobaXterm, and then create a session to connect with the switch.
Reboot the switch by running the following command.
sudo reboot |
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The switch will automatically register with and connect to the AmpCon-DC server.
Wait for the registration process to be completed.
In the AmpCon-DC UI, click Services > Switch. Check whether the switch status is shown as Provisioning Success.
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