Add an On-Premise Spoke Site with LAN Capability

You can provision and monitor a switch (physical or Virtual Chassis) by adding an on-premise spoke site to CSO. See Standalone Switch Overview for details.

To add an on-premise spoke site with a switch:

Procedure

  1. Select Resources > Site Management.

    The Sites page appears.

  2. Click Add and select Add On-Premise Spoke (Manual).

    The Add Site for Tenant-Name page appears.

  3. Complete the configuration according to the guidelines provided in Table 31.

    Note  Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

  4. Review the configuration from the Summary tab.

    (Optional) click the Edit links within the summary to go directly to a specific page of the wizard and modify the configured settings.

  5. Click OK to add the site.

    After you click OK, site activation is initiated and the Site Activation: Site-Name page appears.

Table 31: Fields on the Add Site for Tenant-Name Page ( LAN Capability)

 

Field

Description

Site Information

Site Name

Enter a unique name for the site. You can use alphanumeric characters and hyphen (-). The maximum length allowed is 10 characters.

Site Group

Select a site group to which you want to assign the site.

Site Capabilities

LAN Capabilities

Select LAN to include LAN capabilities in the site.

Address and Contact Information

Street Address

Enter the street address of the site.

City

Enter the city where the site is located.

State/Province

Enter the state or province where the site is located.

ZIP/Postal Code

Enter the postal code for the site.

Country

From the list, select the country where the site is located. Click the Validate button to verify the address.

  • The site address verification successful message is displayed if the address is verified.

    You can click the View location on a map link to see the address location.

  • If the address cannot be verified, the Site address could not be validated message is displayed.

If you enter the wrong address and click the Validate button to verify the address, the Site address could not be validated message is displayed.

Contact Name

Enter the name of the contact person for the site.

Email

Enter the e-mail address of the contact person for the site.

Phone

Enter the phone number of the contact person for the site.

Advanced Configuration

Name Server IP List

Specify one or more IPv4 addresses of the DNS server. To enter more than one DNS server address, type the address, press Enter, and then type the next address, and so on.

DNS servers are used to resolve hostnames into IP addresses.

NTP Server

Specify the IP addresses of one or more NTP servers.

Select Timezone

Select the time zone of the site from the list.

Device Profile

Device Name

Enter a name for the switch.

You can use alphanumeric characters and hyphen (-). The maximum length allowed is 15 characters.

Device Type

Select the type of switch—EX2300, EX3400, EX4300, EX4600, and EX4650.

Device Model

Select the model for the switch you specified in the Device Type field.

The models vary in the number and type of ports the switch contains. For example, If you selected EX3400, select a model such as EX3400-24P, EX3400-48P, EX3400-24T among others.

Switch Details

Virtual Chassis

Click the toggle button to enable or disable (default) adding the switch as a Virtual Chassis.

If you enable this toggle button, you must select the method of provisioning the Virtual Chassis.

  • Before you add a Virtual Chassis in CSO, ensure that the Virtual Chassis is setup. See Step-by-Step Procedure for information about setting up a Virtual Chassis.

  • In Release 5.1.1, you cannot add a new member or change the roles assigned to the members after you onboard a Virtual Chassis. To change the roles, you must delete the Virtual Chassis, form a new Virtual Chassis, and then, onboard the new Virtual Chassis.

Method

Select the method of provisioning the Virtual Chassis:

  • Auto Provisioning: The Virtual Chassis automatically determines the roles (master, backup, and line card) of the member devices.

    If you select this option, you must enter only the serial number of the master device in the Master Serial Number field that appears.

  • Pre Provisioning: You can determine the roles (master, backup, and line card) of the member devices in the Virtual Chassis.

    If you select this option, you must provide the serial number, device model, device type, and role of all the member devices of the Virtual Chassis in the fields that appear.

    Note: In the case of preprovisioning, the Master device must always be designated as Member 0.

For both these methods, ensure that:

  • The devices in the Virtual Chassis are fully installed and ready to be configured in the site. In addition, all members must be powered on.

    This means that the output of the show virtual-chassis status command must display all the member devices of the Virtual Chassis and the devices must be in Present (Prsnt) state.

    Note: If you do not have access to the serial console port for preprovisioning, only the master device must be powered on first.

  • The master and backup member devices have internet access to the Juniper redirect server and CSO.

  • All members in the Virtual Chassis are running the same firmware (either JUNOS 18.4R2.7 or 18.4R3.3).

  • For EX3400, EX4300, EX4600, and EX4650 devices to act as a Virtual Chassis, all the corresponding member devices are interconnected through Virtual Chassis ports (VCPs).

    For EX2300 devices to act as a Virtual Chassis, the 10-Gbps Ethernet ports are configured as VCPs manually and the member devices are interconnected.

Master Serial Number

If you selected Auto Provisioning, enter the serial number of the Master (from the fully-formed Virtual Chassis).

To obtain the serial number, log in to the CLI of any device that is part of the fully-formed Virtual Chassis, in operational mode, and enter show virtual-chassis.

The list of the member devices in the Virtual Chassis, along with the serial number and role appear. The master device is indicated as Master under Role.

Alternatively, you can view the serial number on the barcode sticker, which is on the rear-panel of the switch.

Member <member-number>

If you selected Pre Provisioning, enter the serial numbers of all the devices (from the fully-formed Virtual Chassis or based on what roles you decide to assign each Virtual Chassis member), and also select the device type and model from the list.

Note:

  • If you enable ZTP, you must enter the serial number of the Master device only in the Member 0 field.

  • If you do not have access to the serial console port of the virtual chassis, the first member that is powered on is considered the master. Enter the serial number of this device in the Member 0 field.

Click the Add (+) icon to add a member or the Remove (-) icon to remove a member. For information on the number of devices that can be added, see Table 34.

Note: The Routing Engine check box corresponding to Member 0 is always selected, indicating that Member 0 always acts as the master.

To select a member as backup, click the Routing Engine check box corresponding to that member; the remaining members act as line cards.

Serial Number

If you disabled the Virtual Chassis toggle button, specify the serial number of the physical switch.

To obtain the serial number, log in to the CLI of the switch in operational mode and enter show chassis hardware. Alternatively, you can view the serial number on the barcode sticker, which is on the rear-panel of the switch.

The serial number is a case-sensitive, alphanumeric string.

Auto activate

Click the toggle button to enable (default) or disable automatic activation of the switch when the switch is detected by CSO (that is, management status of the device is Device_Detected).

When you enable this field, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) of the switch is automatically triggered when the device communicates with CSO.

Note: The switch must be powered on for automatic activation when you enable this option.

Activation code

If you disabled the Auto activate field, enter the activation code to be used for manually activating the switch

For information about manually activating a switch, see Manually Activating a Switch.

Zero Touch Provisioning

Click the toggle button to enable or disable zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) of the switch through ZTP.

If you disable ZTP, you must manually copy and paste the Stage-1 configuration on the switch during site activation. See Step 5 for details.

Note:

  • Only EX Series switches running 18.4R2.7 or 18.4R3.3 firmware support ZTP.

  • EX4600 and EX4650 switches do not support Phone-Home client. You must disable ZTP and manually configure the stage-1 configuration on the switches.

Boot Image

Select the boot image from the list if you want to upgrade the image for the switch.

The boot image is the latest device image that is uploaded to the image management system. The boot image is used to upgrade the device when the CSO starts the ZTP process.

If the boot image is not provided, then the device skips the automatic upgrade procedure. The boot image is populated based on the device template that you have selected while creating a site.

Note: This option is not available for a Virtual Chassis.

To provision a Virtual Chassis in CSO, you must manually upgrade the image to either JUNOS 18.4R2.7 or 18.4R3.3.

LAN Segment

Displays the VLANs and their IDs that are configured on the switch.

To add a VLAN, click the + icon on the top, right corner of the LAN table. The Add LAN Segment page appears. See Table 32.

Adding a VLAN while creating the site is optional.

Port Profile

You are directed to this page only if you have added a physical switch or a preprovisioned Virtual Chassis. If you have added an autoprovisioned Virtual Chassis; you are automatically directed to the Summary page. This is because, in the case of autoprovisioning, port profiles can be configured only after provisioning the Virtual Chassis.

Interface List

Displays the list of interfaces present on the device.

Optional: You can assign the ports to a port profile and VLAN from here. For more information on the fields displayed in the Interface List table, see Table 33.

To assign the ports to a port profile and VLAN:

Procedure

  1. Click Edit Configuration on the top-right corner, above the Interface List table.

    The Configuration page appears.

  2. From the Port Profile list, select a port profile to be assigned to the port.

    Note: The port profile must already be created from the Port Profiles page (Configuration > SD-LAN > Port Profiles) for it to be listed here.

  3. In the VLAN field, if the port is configured as a trunk port in the port profile, assign multiple VLANs by selecting the VLANs in the Available column and clicking the right-arrow to move them to the Selected column.

    If the port is configured as an access port in the port profile, you can assign only one VLAN.

  4. From the Native VLAN list, select a VLAN that you want to configure as native. This option appears only if you select Trunk port profile from the Port Profile list.

Optional: Click the Search icon to search for a specific port in the list.

Access Profiles List

Displays the access profile configured on the device from the Access Profiles page (Configuration > SD-LAN > Access Profiles).

For details of the fields displayed on the Access Profiles List table, see About the Access Profiles Page.

Table 32: Fields on the Add LAN Segment Page when Adding a Site With LAN Capability

 

Field

Description

Add LAN Segment

Name

Enter a name for the VLAN.

The name for a VLAN should be a unique string of alphanumeric characters and some special characters (. -). No spaces are allowed and the maximum length allowed is 15 characters.

VLAN ID

Enter the VLAN ID for the VLAN.

Range: 2 through 4093.

Table 33 describes the fields on the Interface List table.

Table 33: Fields on the Interface List Table on the Port Profile Page

 

Field

Description

Port

Name of the port.

VLAN ID

ID of the VLAN configured on the port.

If the port is a trunk port, all the VLAN IDs configured on the port are displayed.

Native VLAN

ID of the VLAN configured to accept untagged frames.

Port Profile

Port profile used for configuring the port.

if the port is configured manually, the column displays Manually Configured.

Table 34 lists the supported device types, combinations in the non-mixed mode, and the total number of members, supported by each device type, in a Virtual Chassis.

Table 34: Supported Device Types, Modes, and Number of Members Allowed in a Virtual Chassis

 

Device Type

Non-mixed Virtual Chassis Support

Number of Members Allowed in the Virtual Chassis

EX2300

Combination of the same or different models of EX2300 switches.

Up to 4 members.

EX3400

Combination of the same or different models of EX3400 switches.

Up to 10 members.

EX4300

Combination of the same or different models of EX4300 switches.

Up to 10 members.

EX4600

Combination of the same or different models of EX4600 switches.

Up to 10 members.

EX4650

Combination of the same or different models of EX4650 switches.

Up to 2 members.

Before you autoprovision or preprovision a Virtual Chassis in CSO, ensure that the Virtual Chassis is setup.

Now that the Virtual Chassis is setup, proceed to add the Virtual Chassis in CSO. See the Switch Details section in Table 31 for details.