Add Devices

You can add (discover) devices at any time, and you are prompted to add devices when you log in to the interface for the first time.

Before you begin

Upload the Device Type Version Capabilities (DTVC) file associated with the devices you are adding. For more information, see Add a Device Type File.

To be able to add multiple devices in bulk, create a Device Definition File, a CSV file that specifies the devices that you want to add. For more information, see Create a Device Definition File.

To be able to discover MLX or SLX devices with SNMPv3 credentials, configure the SNMPv3 user name, authorization protocol and password, and privacy protocol and password on those devices.

A device can be managed by only one instance of Visibility Manager. Before adding a device, ensure that it is deleted from any other Visibility Manager instance that is managing it.

About this task

This topic describes device discovery for the following scenarios.
  • SLX, MLX, and Extreme 9920 devices with no device credentials
  • Extreme 9920 devices with user name and password credentials
  • SLX and MLX devices with SNMPv2c credentials
  • SLX and MLX devices with SNMPv3 credentials

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation menu, select Configure.
  2. In the Devices panel, select Add Devices.
  3. To add multiple devices in bulk, upload the CSV file in one of the following ways.
    • Drag the file into the Drag & Drop Definition File box.
    • Select Browse and navigate to the file location.
  4. To add one device, complete the following fields.
    1. In the IP Address field, enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the device.
    2. In the Device Type field, select the DTVC file associated with the device.
    3. In the Location field, select the location where the device resides.
    4. To discover the device with no credentials, skip to step 5.
    5. To discover the device with credentials, select Additional Fields and complete the following fields as appropriate.
      Field Device Protocol Description
      Username, Password All None Does not need to be the user name and password of the default user.
      SNMP Version SLX, MLX SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 Select v2c or v3.
      Community String SLX, MLX SNMPv2c Enter default if public or enter the community string if not public.
      SNMP Username SLX, MLX SNMPv3 Up to 32 characters.
      Auth Protocol SLX, MLX SNMPv3 Select MD5 or SHA. 1
      Auth Password SLX, MLX SNMPv3 For MD5, between 8 and 16 characters. For SHA, between 8 and 20 characters.
      Privacy Protocol SLX, MLX SNMPv3 Select DES or AES.2
      Privacy Password SLX, MLX SNMPv3 Between 8 and 16 characters.
  5. Select Add.
1 MD5 (Message Digest Algorithm) and SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm)
2 DES (Data Encryption Standard) and AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
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