Enhanced Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP+)

Enhanced Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP+) is a method for devices to communicate with Extreme Management Center (XMC).

Enhanced Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP+) allows an SLX device to verify the existing image, upgrade if necessary, or obtain the initial configuration from the Extreme Management Center (XMC). ZTP+ uses a Cloud Connector plugin installed on the SLX device to communcate with XMC to set the following intial configuration.
  • Image upgrade
  • Static Management IP
  • Gateway IP
  • DNS Server IP and Domain Name
  • HostName
  • SNMP configuration (V1/V2/V3)
  • NTP Server IP and Timezone Configuration

Pre-requisites and Dependencies

The following are the pre-requisites to install ZTP+.
  • On-premise DHCP server configured to receive ZTP+ enabled devices.
  • DNS configuration extremecontrol.<domainname>
  • XMC/NetSight Server (Version 8.2 and above)
  • SLXOS version 19.0.1 or higher

Please refer to the ZTP+ Device Configuration section in the XMC documentation for information to upload SLX firmware and configure ZTP+.