Provisioning New Switches with ZTP

Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) is a technology for automated deployment and configuration of network devices. AmpCon™-DC provides 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

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.

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 added to the AmpCon-DC license. For more information, see Preparing Licenses.

• Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) is required for white-box switches.

Provisioning White-Box Switches

1. Download and install MobaXterm.

2. Open MobaXterm, and then create a session to connect with the switch.

3. Obtain the PicOS® image from the AmpCon-DC server by running the command:

Replace <AmpCon-Server-IP> with the IP address of your AmpCon-DC server.

4. Run the following commands. The switch will be restarted and automatically register with the AmpCon-DC server. Wait for the registration process to complete.

5. Log in to the AmpCon-DC UI, click Service > Switch. You can see the status of the switch is “Provisioning Success”.

Provisioning Black-Box Switches

1. Install a DHCP server.

2. 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:

   

3. Reboot the switch by running the following command.

The switch will automatically register with and connect to the AmpCon-DC server. Wait for the registration and connection process completes.

4. In the AmpCon-DC UI, click Services > Switch. Check whether the switch status is shown as "Provisioning Success".