Provisioning New Switches with ZTP
- Jennifer Xiao
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 a switch, DHCP automatically provides the switch with an IP address and the address of a provision shell script that is obtained from AmpCon-DC server. Then, the switch automatically runs the shell script to complete the ZTP deployment:
The white-box switch runs the shell script to download a PicOS image, install PicOS and its license, register with the AmpCon-DC server, update switch configurations, and reboot the switch.
The integrated hardware and software switch runs the shell script to register with the AmpCon-DC server, install a PicOS license on the switch, update switch configurations, and reboot the switch.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
The Hardware ID of the switch to provision are added to the AmpCon-DC license. For more information, see Preparing Licenses.
For white-box switches, step 1 to 7 in Deploying White-Box Switches are completed.
For integrated hardware and software switches, step 1 to 5 in Deploying Integrated Hardware and Software Switches are completed.
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.
In the AmpCon-DC UI, click Service > Switch. Check whether the switch status is shown as 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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Then, the switch will be restarted and automatically register with 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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