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Update Cabling Map (Datacenter)

Situations when you might want to update the cabling map include:

  • to use existing network cabling instead of recabling to the prescribed cabling
  • to change interface names or IP addresses in the existing network cabling map
  • to specify a different port from the one that the cabling algorithm selected
  • to avoid the use of a defective interface

Device profiles must be assigned to blueprint nodes.

CAUTION:

Overriding generated cabling can be disruptive to the network. Use with extreme caution. For assistance with production networks, please contact Juniper Support.

Update Cabling Map (GUI)

To update the cabling map using the GUI:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Links and click the Edit cabling map button (third of five buttons above the links list).
    The Cabling Map Editor dialog opens.
  2. Change interface names and/or IP addresses, as applicable.

    • You can use Batch clear override to clear all Interface and IPv4/IPv6 values for a specific device type.

    • To drop the override for either an interface name or IPv4/IPv6 address, submit an empty value in the corresponding field.

  3. Click Update.

The changes are staged and you're returned to the Links view.

When you're ready to activate your changes, go to the Uncommitted tab to review and commit (or discard) your changes.

Update Cabling Map (GUI and JSON)

If you have a large cabling map to update, it may be more efficient to export the file, update it, then re-import it.

To update the cabling map using the GUI and JSON:

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Links and click the Export cabling map button.
    The Export Cabling Map dialog opens.
  2. Select JSON mode, then click Save As File to download the file.
  3. In the downloaded file, change interface names (if_name) and/or IP addresses (ipv4_addr or ipv6_addr) in the file, as applicable. Do not change any other fields. If you do, the changes will be ignored or they will result in an error message.
  4. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Links and click the Import cabling map button.
    The Import Cabling Map dialog opens.
  5. Either click Choose File and navigate to the revised file on your computer, or drag and drop the file onto the dialog window.
  6. Click Import.
The updated cabling map is staged and you're returned to the Links view.

When you're ready to activate your changes, go to the Uncommitted tab to review and commit (or discard) your changes.