Zero Touch Provisioning

Note

Note

The Zero Touch Provisioning feature is supported on the following platforms:
  • SLX 9540
  • SLX 9640
  • SLX 9250
  • SLX 9150-48Y
  • SLX 9150-48XT
  • Extreme 8720
  • Extreme 8520-48Y
  • Extreme 8520-48XT

Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) is an automated process that uses the DHCP process to download firmware and set up the device configuration.

The ZTP process eliminates the need to log in manually to the console to bring up the device with the correct firmware and required configuration. When the device is in the factory default configuration, ZTP can start automatically upon device bootup.

This process reduces the time taken for firmware download and device configuration. All switches download the same firmware and configuration script from the ZTP configuration file.

The following configuration considerations apply to ZTP:

Routing for ZTP

ZTP supports FTP and HTTP to fetch ZTP configurations, scripts, switch startup configurations, and firmware.

The DHCP and FTP/HTTP server may not be reachable by all the nodes in the IP Fabric. A route must be configured on the first-level node with a connection to DHCP and FTP/HTTP servers. ZTP must first be run on the first-level node by means of the Python script to enable iphelp to forward the traffic to the servers. The ZTP process can then run on the next-level nodes. Eventually the farthest nodes can connect to the servers for ZTP.