Assign Connectivity Template
Assign Connectivity Template Overview
You can assign connectivity templates that have an active Assign button. These include connectivity templates in the Ready or Assigned status. (Incomplete status means that more configuration is required.) You can use one of two methods to assign connectivity points:
- Method 1- Select connectivity templates from the table view, and add application endpoints.
- Method 2 - Click Application Endpoints, and assign connectivity templates to them.
Method 1
Method 2
- From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Connectivity Templates and click Application Endpoints.
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You can click the + button to add a column for
multiple connectivity templates.
- You can then query and select the desired assignment combination of connectivity templates and application endpoints.
- After a connectivity template is applied, its configuration may require additional resources in the blueprint. For example, if you're adding Layer 3 links to connect a generic system (such as an external router), you must assign Generic Link IPs.
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You can view as a Table view. From the table view, you can filter
application endpoints by pod, rack, node, applied connectivity templates, or
tags. You can also copy/paste connectivity template assignments from the
table view.
Force Assign VN Templates
When a virtual network (single) or virtual network (multiple) template is already assigned to a port and you want to assign a new VN template, you’ll receive a validation error indicating that the port already has a VN template assigned to it. As of Apstra version 4.0.1 you can force assign the new VN template, which automatically unassigns the existing VN template(s) and assigns the new one(s) on the selected port(s). You don’t need to manually unassign the existing VN template.
To force assign VN templates, from the CT assignment screen, click Remove
all conflicts, then click Assign.