Replace a Device

Sometimes, you might need to replace a device in your network (for example, during critical hardware failure). Paragon Automation provides the Replace Device option to help you replace a device without disrupting network services.

To replace a device, you must have another device of the same model installed in your network and onboarded to Paragon Automation. When you issue the command to replace a device, you are prompted to select the new device that would replace the old device.

Paragon Automation performs the following steps to replace a device:

Backs up configuration on the device you want to replace (old device).
Changes the device-specific details (for example, IP address and hostname) in the backed up configuration with the details of the new device.
Commits the backed up configuration from the old device on to the new device by using the CLI.
Sets the status of the original device to Undefined without offboarding the device.

Note:

In this release, replacing a device is a beta feature. Paragon Automation can back up the configuration from the old device and commit the backed up configuration on to the new device.

An audit log is generated when you replace a device and you can view it on the Audit Logs page (Settings Menu > Audit Logs).

Pre-requisites

The new device must be already onboarded to Paragon Automation and listed on the Inventory page. The device can be in the connected or disconnected state.

To replace a device:

Click Inventory > Devices > Network Inventory.
The Inventory page appears.
Select the device that you want to replace and click More > Replace Device.
The Replace Router page appears.
On the Replace Router page, select a new router to replace the old router from the Select New Router drop-down list.
Click Replace.
The old device is replaced by the new device and the operational state of the old device is set to Undefined.