Configuring SRX Series Device Templates
Support for Configuring SRX Series Device Templates is supported in Juniper Identity Management Service Release 1.1 and later.
You can develop one or more templates in Juniper Identity Management Service to support the grouping of client configurations to facilitate the configuration of multiple SRX Series devices. A template is a way to share common configuration attributes across items within a homogeneous collection without having to re-enter those attributes for each configuration instance. Templates allow configurations to share common data.
A template provides default settings that can be referenced to create an instance. A special ID provides a single reference that is utilized by multiple configuration items within a type of collection (for example, SRX Series clients).
For example, you can specify a username and password in a template, and assign that template across all SRX Series devices that require the same login credentials. Utilizing a template allows you to copy the configuration and only re-enter the password for the specific template.
Note the following considerations when using templates:
The IP address or server name is not included in the template since they would not be common across multiple items.
It is not necessary that a template contain all attributes; the design works with a subset of attributes, such that the attributes not provided in the template will need to be provided in the configuration that utilizes the template.
A template cannot be later applied to an SRX Series client that has been created without a template. The fields in the template will not override the original fields configured for the SRX Series client without a template. If you want to use the template fields, delete the original fields configured for an SRX Series client.
This section includes the following topics:
Creating an SRX Series Device Template
To create an SRX Series device template:
Modifying an SRX Series Device Template
To modify an SRX Series device template:
Modifying an SRX Series device template also changes the clients that use the template.
Selecting a Template for Configuring SRX Clients
To select a template for the configuration of multiple SRX clients: