ExtremeCloud IQ
Controller provides support for Management and Statistical services
for ExtremeXOS
and 200 Series switches. These switches are provisioned with built-in Zero Touch
Provisioning (ZTP). ZTP provisioned switches can discover and connect to any of the
following Extreme Networks Management Appliances:
On-premises ExtremeCloud IQ
Controller
On-premises ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine
ExtremeCloud™ IQ
Note
Only one appliance at a time can
be configured as the Management Appliance.
When the switch is turned on, it automatically starts the Linux process cloud-connector client. The
cloud-connector client relies on the Default VLAN 1 enabled DHCP client to discover a DHCP
server. The default configuration for these switches includes all data ports configured with
VLAN 1. Any pre-configured data port can be used to connect to a DHCP Server. Simply provide
an IP address and the Domain Name.
After the switch receives an IP address and a Domain Name, it begins the DNS query to find
the built-in Extreme Networks Management Appliance Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN):
extremecontrol@<domain-name> for on-premises appliances (ExtremeCloud IQ
Controller or ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine).
The cloud-connector tries to resolve these names in an endless round-robin loop. When any
of the names are resolved to an IP address, the switch attempts connection to that IP
address.
Note
Before connecting a switch to
an on-premises Management Appliance:
Within ExtremeCloud IQ
Controller,
configure each physical port to enable device registration:
Go to Administration > System.
Under Interfaces select
Add.
On the Create New Interface
dialog, check Enable
Device Registration.
Configure a local DNS server that
resolves extremecontrol@<domain-name> to the IP address of a ExtremeCloud IQ
Controller physical
port that is configured with the Enable Device
Registration enabled.
