Deploy Universal Switches

Use this task to deploy Universal switches to interact with ExtremeCloud‌ IQ.

Note

You must already have set up your network in ExtremeCloud‌ IQ, including configuring your buildings, floor plans, locations, etc.

Connect the switches to the network and power them up.
Ensure you have proper outbound access allowed on your firewall from the switch in order to connect to the cloud. For more information, see Configure Firewall Access.
Onboard switches by adding their serial numbers to your ExtremeCloud‌ IQ account.

Note
ExtremeCloud‌ IQ automatically discovers the devices as long as the devices have been added to your ExtremeCloud‌ IQ account. You can save time by connecting your switches to the network first. This way, you can onboard your switches in ExtremeCloud‌ IQ, and while you are creating your configuration, your switches will discover ExtremeCloud‌ IQ in the background. By the time you define your configuration settings, your switches will be ready to be updated with their new configuration.
Optional: Change the default Network Operating System from Switch Engine to Fabric Engine.
Create topology maps to associate switches with locations.
Configure a network policy with a switch template and additional settings (for example, DNS, Syslog, SNMP, etc.).

Note
To configure a switch feature not supported within a Network Policy, switch template, or device-level configuration, add that feature in the Supplemental CLI, (refer to Configure Supplemental CLI). The Supplemental CLI must not overlap with the ExtremeCloud‌ IQ configuration. Additional configuration via SSH proxy, Web CLI, or console access must also not overlap with the ExtremeCloud‌ IQ configuration or a Device Update Failure might occur when you push the overlapping configuration from ExtremeCloud‌ IQ.
Deploy the Network Policy.

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After you deploy your Network Policy, you have the option to configure specific devices at the device level, which will override the Network Policy for that specific device, and then push these specific configurations to the device. Refer to Configure Device-Specific Settings.