Typical Device Configuration Workflow

Configure your devices in the order shown, so that information from one task is available to select in a subsequent task.

Table 1. Configuration workflow
Configuration task Described in

Add the Device Type Version Capability (DTVC) file

Add a Device Type File

Add devices

Add Devices

Add port channels and configure ports

Create a Port Channel

Configure Port Properties

Add egress

Create Egress for SLX and MLX Devices

Add egress groups and ingress groups

Create an Egress Group

Create an Ingress Group for an SLX or MLX Device

Add policy rule matches

Create a Policy Rule Match for a Device

Add policies

Create an Egress Policy for a Device

Create an Ingress Policy for a Device

Add tunnels Create a Tunnel