Create a Device Definition File

A Device Definition file (in CSV format) identifies devices by such data as IP address, device type and version, location, and credentials.

About this task

You use a Device Definition file to add multiple devices in bulk. The CSV file has the following format, with one row per IP address.
<IPAddresses>,<DeviceType>,<DeviceVersion>,<Location>,<ConfigurationProtocol>,
<DiscoveryProtocol>,<UserName>,<Password>,<CommunityString>
Note the following rules.
  • The IPAddresses field can contain multiple IP addresses, separated by commas.
  • The DeviceType field must be one of the following strings: SLX, MLX, or NGNPB.
  • The Location field must match one of the locations that you specified in the locations.csv file. For more information about the locations.csv file, see the Extreme Visibility Manager Deployment Guide, 6.0.0 .
  • The DeviceVersion field is the version of the operating system that is installed on the device.
  • The UserName and Password fields are the credentials for accessing the device. These do not need to be the credentials of the default user.
  • The CommunityString is applicable only for SLX and MLX devices.

Procedure

  1. Create a CSV file with a file name of your choosing.
  2. Add content to the file, allowing one row per IP address.
    For example:
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    Device definition CSV
    A spreadsheet with 9 columns and 4 rows. Column 1 contains IP addresses. Column 2 contains device types. Column 3 contains device versions. .Column 4 contains the names of locations. Column 5 contains the configuration protocol, such as SNMP. Column 6 contains the default user name for the device. Column 7 contains the password for the default user. Column 8 contains the community string.
  3. Save the CSV file to a location that is accessible from the Visibility Manager user interface.
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