Hey,
Concerning
Switch hardware: Universal Platform 5520
Management: XIQ-SE
Maybe someone has an idea on how to accomplish the following in the easiest way:
* Take switch from box
* Plug in power and oob mgmt
* Provisioning (no manual intervention):
** make VOSS the primary OS
** boot into VOSS and give it a basic config
I know there is ZTP(+), but you have to select VOSS (Fabric Engine) instead of EXOS manually at first start.
Maybe for 10 devices that could be done, but it is not practical for much more.
The more switches you have, the less repeated actions you need.
Furthermore: ZTP uses an initial IP obtained by DHCP for OOB MGMT to connect to XIQ-SE.
What if the final mgmt address (supposed to be used in XIQ-SE) is a different one? Anyway, in the end mgmt should be inband and not OOB.
I have tried changing the Mgmt (oob) address manually, and already XIQ-SE shows the switch as down.
I would have maybe expected the switch trying to talk to XIQ-SE again (extremecontrol.example.com), which would recognize the certificate or S/N of the switch and not make its config dependent on the IP.
Any ideas?
Maybe whitepapers for most painless initial install?
Thanks,
Marki
