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About the Batch Imports Page

Use this topic to learn about how to use the Batch Imports page.

To access the Batch Imports page, Click Inventory > Devices > Device Batches. Alternatively, you can also open the Batch Imports page by clicking Device Batches on the Inventory page (Inventory > Devices > Network Inventory).

Tasks You Can Perform

You can perform the following tasks on the Batch Imports page:

  • View the batches of devices imported to Routing Director. See Table 1 for details.

  • View details of the device batches.

    To view details of device batches that were imported, click the date and time link under Created At. The details such as the import status and the number of devices in the batch in each status is displayed on the View Batch page. See Table 2 for details.

  • Create a device batch for importing devices to Routing Director. See Add a Batch of Devices to Import

  • You can also perform the following tasks on this page:

    • Sort, resize, or re-arrange columns in a table (grid).

    • Show or hide columns in the table or reset page preferences, using the vertical ellipsis menu.

    • Search by using keywords—Click the search icon (magnifying glass), enter the search term in the text box, and press Enter. The search results are displayed on the same page.

    • Filter the data displayed in the table—Click the filter icon (funnel) and select whether you want to show or hide advanced filters. You can then add or remove filter criteria, save criteria as a filter, apply or clear filters, and so on. The filtered results are displayed on the same page.

    For more information, see GUI Overview.

Table 1: Fields on the Batch Import page
Field Description
Created By

User who created the device batch for import.
Created At

Displays the date and time when the batch was created, as a link.

Click the date and time link to view the details of the batch import on the View Batch page. See Table 2.

Total

Total number of devices in the batch.
Imported

Number of devices in the batch that are successfully imported to Routing Director.
Aborted

Number of devices in the batch for which onboarding was aborted.

Importing can be aborted only for devices that are in the pending, importing, or in the discovered states. Devices that are in the Defined or Imported status cannot be aborted.

Importing

Number of devices for which the SSH connection is in progress.

Defined

Number of devices added to a network implementation plan. The configurations in the network implementation plan are yet to be committed.

Discovered

Number of devices identified in the batch.

Failed

Number of devices in the batch that failed at some stage of device import. For example, during failure while establishing SSH connection, discovering the device, creating inventory and record, adding the device to network implementation plan or while committing configuration. The reason is shown in the Status Detail field on the View Batch page. See Table 2.

Pending

Number of devices in the batch with pending SSH connections to Routing Director.
Table 2: Fields and Batch Import Status on the View Batch Page
Field Description
Widgets
Total

Total number of devices in the batch.
Pending

Number of devices in the batch with which Routing Director is yet to establish SSH connection.
Importing

Number of devices in the batch with which Routing Director is establishing SSH connection.
Discovered

Number of devices in the batch that Routing Director has identified.
Defined

Number of devices in the batch that Routing Director has added to the network implementation plan but the configuration in the network implementation plan is not yet committed on the device.

After this stage the device import cannot be aborted or the device added to another batch.

Imported

Number of devices in the batch that are fully onboarded, that is:

  • Device is added to the network implementation plan and the configurations committed.

  • Outbound SSH command is committed on the device.

  • Device has established connection with Routing Director.

Failed

Number of devices in the batch that failed at some stage of device import. The import operation could fail while establishing SSH connection, discovering the device, creating inventory and record, adding the device to network implementation plan or while committing configuration.

You can view the reason for the failure in the Status Detail of the device in the View Batch table.

Aborted

Device import is canceled manually.

Fields in the View Batch table
Host

The Identifier (IP address) of the host.

Status

Status of the device import.
Status Detail

Details of the device status during import. You can view the details if the device import fails at any stage of the import process.
Last Updated at

The day and date the batch was updated last.
Hostname

Hostname of the device.
Model

Model of the device.
Serial Number

Serial number of the device.
MAC Address

MAC address of the device.

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