Creating and Managing Device Common Settings

Use the Manage Device Common Settings page to create new device common settings for switching devices and to manage the existing device common settings.

This topic describes:

Managing Device Common Settings

From the Manage Device Common Settings page, you can:

Create a new Device Common Settings profile by clicking Add. For directions, see Creating a Device Common Settings Profile.
Modify an existing Device Common Settings profile by selecting it and clicking Edit.
Assign a Device Common Settings profile to a device by selecting a profile and clicking Assign. For directions, see Assigning Device Common Settings to Devices.
Modify an existing assignment of a Device Common Settings profile by selecting the profile and clicking Edit Assignment.
View information about a Device Common Settings profile by either double-clicking the profile name or by selecting the profile and clicking Details.
Delete a Device Common Settings profile by selecting a profile and clicking Delete.
Tip
You cannot delete common settings profiles that are in use—that is, assigned to devices or used by other profiles. To see the current assignments for a profile, select the profile and click Details.
Clone a Device Common Settings profile by selecting a profile and clicking Clone.

Table 1 describes the device information available on the Manage Device Common Settings page. This page lists all Device profiles defined for your network, regardless of your current selected scope in the network view.

Table 1: Manage Device Common Settings Settings

Field Name	Action
Profile Name	Name given to the profile when the profile was created.
Family Type	The device family; EX Series switch, Campus Switching ELS.
Description	Description of the Device profile entered when the profile was created.
Assignment State	Displays the assignment state of the profile. A profile can be: Unassigned—When the profile is not assigned to any device Deployed—When the profile is assigned to a device and is deployed from Deploy mode Pending Deployment—When the profile is assigned to a device, but not yet deployed in the network. For deployment directions, see Deploying Configuration to Devices.
Assigned to	Displays the number of devices to which the profile assignment is done.
Creation Time	Date and time when the profile was created.
Last Updated Time	Date and time when the profile was last modified.
User Name	The username of the person who created or modified the profile.

Tip

All columns might not be displayed. To show or hide fields listed in the Manage Authorization Profiles table, click the down arrow on the field header, select Columns, and select or clear the check box adjacent to the field that you want to show or hide.

Creating a Device Common Settings Profile

In Network Director, as an administrator, you can configure Device Common Settings profiles by using the Create Device Profile page for switches. You can view the summary of the configurations before saving the Device profile.

At minimum, you must specify the Device profile and profile name in the workflow. You can include additional configuration such as:

Device users
Management services
Multicast, spanning-tree protocol (STP)
Domain Name Server
DHCP servers, DHCP Relay servers, Login Banner, and Global PoE settings for switches

You can create profiles on the basis of the device family and each Device profile is specific to a device family. After you create a Device profile, you assign the profiles to different devices.

Note

You can assign only one profile to a device. However, you can assign the same profile to multiple devices.

To create a Device profile:

Under Views, select one of these options: Logical View, Location View, Device View or Custom Group View.Tip
Do not select Dashboard View, Datacenter View, or Topology View.
Click in the Network Director banner.
From the Tasks pane, select the type of network (Wired), the appropriate functional area (Wired), and select the name of the profile that you want to create.
Click Add to add a new profile.
If you chose to create a profile for the wired network, Network Director opens the Device Family Chooser window.
1. From the Device Family Chooser, select the device family for which you want to create a profile. The available device families are Switching (EX), Campus Switching ELS (Enhanced Layer 2 Software) and Data Center Switching ELS.
2. Click OK.
  The Create Device Common Settings wizard for the selected device family is displayed. It consists of four sections, Basic Settings, Management Settings, Protocol Settings, and Review.
Specify the basic settings. Complete the Basic Setting wizard page as described in both the online help and in Specifying Basic Settings for Device Common Settings.
When you have completed the basic settings, either click Next or click Management Settings at the top of the wizard window.
Complete the Management Settings described in both the online help and in the sections Specifying Management Settings for EX Switching Device Common Settings and Specifying Management Settings for Campus Switching ELS Device Common Settings.
When you have completed the management settings, click Next.
Complete the protocol settings as described both online help and in the sections Specifying Protocol Settings for EX Switching Device Common Settings and Specifying DHCP Relay/DNS Settings for Campus Switching ELS Device Common Settings.
When you have completed the protocol settings, either click Next or click Review at the top of the wizard window.
You can either save your profile or make changes to your profile from the Review page. For more information, see Reviewing and Saving a Device Common Settings Configuration.
Click Finish to save the Device profile configuration.
The system saves the Device profile and displays the Manage Device Common Settings page. Your new or modified Device profile is listed in the table.

Specifying Basic Settings for Device Common Settings

To configure the basic settings for any Device Common Settings profile, enter the settings described in Table 2. Mandatory settings are indicated by a red asterisk (*) that appears next to the field label in the user interface.

Table 2: Device Profile Basic Settings

Field	Action
Profile Name	Type a name for the profile. Profile name must not contain special characters or spaces. Note that profiles that are automatically created by Network Director as part of device discovery or out-of-band changes might contain the underscore (_) character.
Description	Type a description of the profile containing up to 256 characters.
Login Banner for EX Series switches and Campus Switching ELS,	Enter the banner text—this text is displayed in the banner when you log in to the device.
Device Users
Task: Add a Device User	To add a device user: Click Add under Device Users. The Add User window opens. Provide a username and password. Confirm the password. Enter a combination of 6 through 128 alphanumeric characters and special characters. The password is case sensitive and must be a combination of at least two different types of characters or a combination of upper case and lower case letters. Tip: Do not create a user with the name root. Select a role for the user: For switches, the role options are: Operator, Read-only, Super-user, or Unauthorized. Operators have clear, network, reset, trace, and view privileges. Super-Users have all privileges. Click OK. The user is added to the list of Device Users. Tip: To edit an entry, select a row from the Device Users table and click Edit to modify the information. To delete an entry select a row from the Device Users table and click Delete to delete the user.
Time Settings Time settings apply to all platforms.
Time Zone	Select a country and time zone from the list.
Add a Time Server	To add a time server: Click Add under Time Server. The Add Time Server window opens. Provide an IP address and, optionally for switches only, mark the corresponding time server as Preferred. Click OK. The server is added to the list of Time Servers. Tip: To edit the settings of a time server, select it and then click Edit.

To configure management settings, click Next or click Management Settings at the top of the wizard window. To skip the management settings and protocol settings, click Review at the top of the wizard window.

Management Settings are described in both the online help and in the sections Specifying Management Settings for EX Switching Device Common Settings and Specifying Management Settings for Campus Switching ELS Device Common Settings.

Specifying Management Settings for EX Switching Device Common Settings

To configure the management settings for an EX switching Device profile:

Enter the settings described in Table 3. All settings are optional. Default values are applied to the configuration if you skip the management settings configuration.

Table 3: Device Profile Management Settings for EX Switching

Task	Action
Enable Services	You can enable one or more network protocol services for this Device profile: FTP, TELNET, HTTPS, or HTTP. Note: HTTP and HTTPS are not available for EX9200 Series switches.
Configure PoE	To add Power over Ethernet (PoE) configuration for EX switching, enable Configure PoE and provide these settings: Note: PoE configuration will be added only to switches that support PoE. Using the arrows, adjust the Guard Band value from 0 through 19 watts. A guard band reserves a specified amount of power from the PoE power budget for the switch or line card in case of a spike in PoE consumption. For switches with multiple PoE line cards, such as the EX2300 switch, the guard band wattage is set to the specified value on all line cards, unless a line card has been explicitly configured with a different value. Tip: The valid guard band range (in watts) for EX2300 and EX3400 switches is 0 through 15. Any value outside this range causes the profile deployment to fail. Select a Management Mode for PoE, either Class or Static: Class Management—In class PoE management mode, the maximum power for an interface is determined by the class of the connected powered device. Static Management—In the static PoE management mode, you specify the maximum power for each PoE interface. The PoE controller then allocates this amount of power to the interface from its total budget. For PoE Global, you can indicate Enable All, Disable All, or None. Note: If you deselect Configure PoE, PoE is disabled and the global PoE settings supported by this profile (poe guard-band, poe fpc all guard-band, poe management, poe fpc all management, and poe interface all) are deleted from the switch when the profile is deployed on the switch.
Syslog Settings Optionally, expand the Syslog Settings and provide the following system logging settings.
Enable Device Logging for Switches	To enable device logging for switches: Under Enable Device Log, click Add. The Add Log window opens. Select the log type for switching, either Console, File, User, or Host. Console logging sends system log messages to the console. File logging sends system log messages to the file you specify in File Name. User logging sends system log messages to the terminal session of the user specified in User Name. You will also need to provide the name of the user. Host logging sends system log messages to the server specified in Host. Host can be either an IP address or host name. Under Services, click Add. The phrase Click to enter value appears in both the Service column and Severity Filter column. Click the phrase Click to enter value in the Service column. A list box replaces the phrase in the Service column. From the Service list, select a logging service: Any, Authorization, Change-log, Conflict-log, Daemon, DFC, External, Firewall, FTP, Interactive-commands, Kernel, NTP, PFE, Security or User. Click the phrase Click to enter value in the Severity Filter column. A list box replaces the phrase in the Severity Filter column. Select an available severity filter from the list, either Alert, Any, Critical, Emergency, Error, Info, None, Notice, or Warning. The filter is added to the list of Severity Filters. The filter is activated when the corresponding service is triggered. Click OK. The log is added to the Enable Device Log list.
Edit Logging Settings	Select a Log Type from the Enable Device Log list and click Edit to change the configuration.
Delete Logging Settings	Select a Log Type from the Enable Device Log list and click Delete to remove the server configuration.

To configure protocol settings, either click Next or click Protocol Settings. To use the default protocol settings, skip to final review by clicking Review at the top of the wizard window.

Protocol Settings options are described in the section Specifying Protocol Settings for EX Switching Device Common Settings,

Specifying Management Settings for Campus Switching ELS Device Common Settings

To configure the management settings for an ELS campus switching device common setting profile:

Enter the settings described in Table 4. All settings are optional—default values are applied to the configuration if you skip the management settings.

Table 4: Management Settings for ELS Switching Device Profile

Task	Action
Enable Services	You can enable one or more network protocol services for this Device profile: FTP, Telnet, HTTPS, or HTTP. By default, none are selected.
Configure PoE	To add Power over Ethernet (PoE) configuration for ELS Switching, enable Configure PoE and provide these settings: Note: PoE configuration will be added only to switches that support PoE. Using the arrows, adjust the Guard Band value from 0 through 19 watts. A guard band reserves a specified amount of power from the PoE power budget for the switch or line card in case of a spike in PoE consumption. For switches with multiple PoE line cards, such as the EX2300 switch, the guard band wattage is set to the specified value on all line cards, unless a line card has been explicitly configured with a different value. Tip: The valid guard band rang (in watts) for EX2300 and EX3400 switches is 0 through 15. Any value outside this range causes the profile deployment to fail. Select a Management Mode for PoE, either Class or Static: Class Management—In class PoE management mode, the maximum power for an interface is determined by the class of the connected powered device. Static Management—In the static PoE management mode, you specify the maximum power for each PoE interface. The PoE controller then allocates this amount of power to the interface from its total budget. For PoE Global, you can indicate Enable All, Disable All, or None. Note: If you deselect Configure PoE, PoE is disabled and the global PoE settings supported by this profile (poe guard-band, poe fpc all guard-band, poe management, poe fpc all management, and poe interface all) are deleted from the switch when the profile is deployed on the switch.
Syslog Settings Optionally, expand the system logging section and configure device logging.
Enable Device Logging for ELS Switches	To enable device logging for ELS switches: Under Enable Device Log, click Add. The Add Log window opens. Select the log type for ELS switching, either Console, File, User, or Host (default). Console logging sends system log messages to the console. File logging sends system log messages to the file you specify for File Name. User logging sends system log messages to the terminal session of the user you specify for User Name. You will also need to provide the name of the user. Host logging sends system log messages to the server you specify for Host. Host can be either an IP address or host name. Under Services, click Add. The phrase Click to enter value appears in both the Service column and Severity Filter column. Click on the phrase Click to enter value in the Service column. A list box replaces the phrase in the Service column. From the Service list, select a logging service: Any, Authorization, Change-log, Conflict-log, Daemon, DFC, External, Firewall, FTP, Interactive-commands, Kernel, NTP, PFE Security or User. Click on the phrase Click to enter value in the Severity Filter column. A list box replaces the phrase in the Severity Filter column. Select a Severity Filter from the list, either Alert, Any, Critical, Emergency, Error, Info, Notice, or Warning. Click OK. The filter is added to the list of Enabled Device Logs with entries in the Log Type column and filter name column. The filter will be activated when the corresponding log type is triggered.
Task: Edit Logging Settings	Select an entry from the Enable Device Log table and click Edit to change the settings.
Task: Delete Logging Settings	Select an entry from the Enable Device Log table and click Delete to remove the server settings.

To configure DHCP Relay and DNS, either click Next or click DHCP Relay/DNS Settings. To skip the protocol settings, click Review at the top of the wizard window.

DHCP Relay and DNS options are described in the section Specifying DHCP Relay/DNS Settings for Campus Switching ELS Device Common Settings.

Specifying Management Settings for Data Center ELS Device Common Settings

To configure the management settings for a Data Center ELS Device profile:

Enter the settings described in Table 5. All settings are optional—default values are applied to the configuration if you skip the management settings.

Table 5: Device Profile Management Settings for Data Center ELS

Field	Action
Enable Services	You can enable one or more network protocol services for this Device profile:
System Logging Settings Optionally, expand the Syslog Settings and provide the following system logging settings:
Enable Device Logging for Switches	To enable device logging for switches: Under Enable Device Log, click Add. The Add Log window opens. Select the log type for switching: Console, File, User, or Host. Console logging sends system log messages to the console. File logging sends system log messages to the file you specify in File Name. User logging sends system log messages to the terminal session of the user specified in User Name. You will also need to provide the name of the user. Host logging sends system log messages to the server specified in Host. Host can be either an IP address or host name. Under Services, click Add. The phrase Click to enter value appears in both the Service column and Severity Filter column. Click on the phrase Click to enter value in the Service column. A list box replaces the phrase in the Services column. From the Services list, select a logging service: any, Authorization, Change-log, Conflict-log, Daemon, DFC, External, Firewall, FTP, Interactive-commands, Kernel, NTP, PFE or Security. Click on the phrase Click to enter value in the Severity Filter column. A list box replaces the phrase in the Severity Filter column. Select a Severity Filter from the list: Alert, Critical, Debug All, Emergency, Error, Info, Notice, or Warning. The filter is added to the list of Severity Filters. The filter is activated when the corresponding service is triggered. Click OK.
Edit Logging Settings	Select a Log Type from the Enable Device Log table and click Edit to change the information.
Delete Logging Settings	Select a Log Type from the Enable Device Log table and click Delete to remove the server information.

To configure protocol settings, either click Next or click DHCP/DNS Settings. To skip the DHCP/DNS settings, click Review at the top of the wizard window.

DHCP/DNS Settings options are described in the section Specifying Protocol Settings for Data Center Switching ELS Device Common Settings.

Specifying Protocol Settings for EX Switching Device Common Settings

To configure the protocol settings for an EX Switching Device profile, enter the settings described in Table 6. All settings are optional.

Table 6: Device Profile Protocol Settings for EX Switching

Field	Action
Enable Storm Control
Select this option to enable storm control on a switch.
Spanning Tree Settings
Spanning Tree Protocol Settings for switches only	Select one of spanning-tree protocol (STP) settings for switches: STP, RSTP (default), MSTP, or None of these. Spanning Tree Protocol—With STP configured, the switches use the IEEE 802.1D 2004 specification, force version 0. This configuration runs a version of RSTP that is compatible with classic, basic STP as defined in the 802.1D 1998 specification. Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol—RSTP provides faster reconvergence time than the original STP both by identifying certain links as point-to-point and by using protocol handshake messages rather than fixed timeouts. VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP) and RSTP can be configured concurrently. You can selectively configure up to 253 VLANs by using VSTP; the remaining VLANs will be configured by using RSTP. VSTP and RSTP are the only spanning-tree protocols that can be configured concurrently on a switch. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol—MSTP enables multiple VLANs to be mapped to the same spanning-tree instance, reducing the number of spanning-tree instances needed to support a large number of VLANs. MSTP provides multiple forwarding paths for data traffic and enables load-balancing. It improves the fault tolerance of the network because a failure in one instance, or forwarding path, does not affect other instances. You can also select the Enable VSTP check box to enable VSTP.
Multicast Settings
Enable IGMP	Selecting this option enables Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) on all the interfaces for the selected device. Default is disabled. IGMP is a communications protocol used by both hosts and adjacent routers on IP networks to establish multicast group memberships.
Enable IGMP Snooping	Enables IGMP snooping on all VLANs. Default is enabled.
Enable DHCP Relay Select this option to display the DHCP Relay settings.
Add DHCP Relay to Device Profile	To add DHCP Relay to this Device profile: Select Legacy DHCP Relay (default). Add one or more DHCP servers to the Device Common Settings profile: Click Add under DHCP Servers. The Add Server window opens. Type an IP Address. Click OK. The server is added to the list of DHCP Servers.
Add Extended DHCP Relay to a Device Profile	To add Extended DHCP Relay to this Device profile: Select Extended DHCP Relay instead of Legacy DHCP Relay. Add one or more DHCP Server Groups to the Device Common Settings profile: Click Add under Add DHCP Servers Group. The Add Server Group window opens. Provide a name for the server group. Optionally, make this an active server group by checking Active Group. Add servers to the group by clicking Add under DHCP Servers. The phrase Click to enter value appears in the IP Address column. Select Click to enter value and then enter an IP Address. Click OK. The server is added to the DHCP server group list. Add a relay interface group by clicking Add under Add Relay Interface Group. The Add DHCP Relay Interface window opens. Type a DHCP interface group name. Select a server group from the Server Group list. Click OK. The group is added to the Relay Interface Group list.

Click either Next or Review, to see the Review page. For review directions, see Reviewing and Saving a Device Common Settings Configuration.

Specifying DHCP Relay/DNS Settings for Campus Switching ELS Device Common Settings

To configure the DHCP relay and DNS settings for a Campus Switching ELS Device profile, enter the settings described in Table 7. All settings are optional.

Table 7: Device Profile Protocol Settings for ELS Switching

Task	Action
DHCP Relay DHCP relay enables a switch to relay DHCP requests from a client to a DHCP server when the client and server do not reside on the same VLAN. You define the client interfaces for DHCP relay as part of the process of assigning the profile to a device. Select Enable DHCP Relay to enable DHCP Relay and view the DHCP Relay configuration.
Configure Legacy DHCP Relay for ELS Switches	To configure Legacy DHCP Relay for Campus Switching ELS: Select Legacy DHCP Relay (default). Add DHCP servers for Legacy DHCP Relay: Click Add under DHCP Servers. The Add Server window opens. Enter the IP address of the DHCP server and then click OK. The DHCP server name appears in the list of DHCP servers. Tip: You can add more than one DHCP server.
Configure Extended DHCP Relay for Campus Switching ELS	To add Extended DHCP Relay to this Campus Switching ELS Device profile: Select Extended DHCP Relay. Add one or more DHCP Servers Groups to the Device Common Settings profile: Click Add under Add DHCP Servers Group. The Add Server Group window opens. Provide a name for the server group. Optionally, make this an active server group by checking Active Group. Add servers to the group by clicking Add under DHCP Servers. The phrase Click to enter value appears in the IP Address column. Select Click to enter value and then enter an IP Address. Click OK. The server is added to the DHCP server group list. Add a relay interface group by clicking Add under Add Relay Interface Group. The Add DHCP Relay Interface window opens. Type a group name for the DHCP interface. Select a server group from the Server Group list. Click OK. The group is added to the Relay Interface Group list.
DNS Settings
Add a domain name server	To add a domain name server to the Campus Switching ELS Common Settings: Click Add under Domain Name Servers. The Add Server window opens. Provide an IP address for the DNS server. Click OK. The server is added to the Domain Name Servers list. Tip: To edit a DNS server’s settings, select it and then click Edit. To delete a DNS server, select it and then click Delete.

Click either Next or Review, to see the Review page. For review directions, see Reviewing and Saving a Device Common Settings Configuration.

Specifying Protocol Settings for Data Center Switching ELS Device Common Settings

To configure the protocol settings for a Data Center Switching ELS Device profile, enter the settings described in Table 8. All settings are optional.

Table 8: Device Profile Protocol Settings for Data Center Switching ELS

Task	Action
DCBX Settings Select the Data Center Bridging Capability Exchange (DCBX) protocol features that you want to enable
Enable DCBX	Select Enable DCBX. DCBX is a discovery and exchange protocol for conveying configuration and capabilities among neighbors to ensure consistent configuration across the network. It is an extension of Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP).
Enable LLDP	Select Enable LLDP. LLDP is a discovery and exchange protocol for conveying configuration and capabilities among neighbors to ensure consistent configuration across the network.
DHCP Relay DHCP relay enables a switch to relay DHCP requests from a client to a DHCP server when the client and server do not reside on the same VLAN. You define the client interfaces for DHCP relay as part of the process of assigning the profile to a device. Select Enable DHCP Relay to enable DHCP Relay and view the DHCP Relay configuration.
Configure Legacy DHCP Relay for ELS Switches	To configure Legacy DHCP Relay for Campus Switching ELS: Select Legacy DHCP Relay (default). Add DHCP servers for Legacy DHCP Relay: Click Add under DHCP Servers. The Add Server window opens. Enter the IP address of the DHCP server and then click OK. The DHCP server name appears in the list of DHCP servers. Tip: You can add more than one DHCP server.
Configure Extended DHCP Relay for Campus Switching ELS	To add Extended DHCP Relay to this Campus Switching ELS Device profile: Select Extended DHCP Relay. Add one or more DHCP Servers Groups to the Device Common Settings profile: Click Add under Add DHCP Servers Group. The Add Server Group window opens. Provide a name for the server group. Optionally, make this an active server group by checking Active Group. Add servers to the group by clicking Add under DHCP Servers. The phrase Click to enter value appears in the IP Address column. Select Click to enter value and then enter an IP Address. Click OK. The server is added to the DHCP server group list. Add a relay interface group by clicking Add under Add Relay Interface Group. The Add DHCP Relay Interface window opens. Type a group name for the DHCP interface. Select a server group from the Server Group list. Click OK. The group is added to the Relay Interface Group list.
DNS Settings
Add a domain name server	To add a domain name server to the Campus Switching ELS Common Settings: Click Add under Domain Name Servers. The Add Server window opens. Provide an IP address for the DNS server. Click OK. The server is added to the Domain Name Servers list. Tip: To edit a DNS server’s settings, select it and then click Edit. To delete a DNS server, select it and then click Delete.

Click either Next or Review, to see the Review page. For review directions, see Reviewing and Saving a Device Common Settings Configuration.

Reviewing and Saving a Device Common Settings Configuration

From this page, you can save or make changes to Device Common Settings:

To make changes to the settings, click the Edit associated with the configuration you want to change.
Alternatively, you can also click appropriate sections of the workflow at the top of the page that corresponds to the configuration you want to change.
When you have completed your modifications, click Review to return to this page.
To save a new profile or to save modified settings to an existing profile, click Finish.
The Manage Device Common Settings page is displayed with the new or modified profile listed

What to Do Next

Once the Device Common Settings profile is created, you must assign the profile to the required device by using the Manage Device Profile page and then deploy the Device profile by using the Deploy mode. To assign a Device Common Settings profile to a device, see Assigning Device Common Settings to Devices. For information about deploying your configurations, see Deploying Configuration to Devices.

Note

A device can have only one Device profile assigned to it. However, you can assign the same Device profile to multiple devices.

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Creating and Managing Device Common Settings

Managing Device Common Settings

Creating a Device Common Settings Profile

Specifying Basic Settings for Device Common Settings

Specifying Management Settings for EX Switching Device Common Settings

Specifying Management Settings for Campus Switching ELS Device Common Settings

Specifying Management Settings for Data Center ELS Device Common Settings

Specifying Protocol Settings for EX Switching Device Common Settings

Specifying DHCP Relay/DNS Settings for Campus Switching ELS Device Common Settings

Specifying Protocol Settings for Data Center Switching ELS Device Common Settings

Reviewing and Saving a Device Common Settings Configuration

What to Do Next

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