Cisco Crosswork Network Controller 7.2.x Administration Guide

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Cisco Crosswork Network Controller 7.2.x Administration Guide

Import the inventory file

Updated: August 14, 2026

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Use this task to manually import a VM and data center inventory file so Crosswork Network Controller can recognize and manage your cluster resources for Day0 operations.

Import the Day0 inventory file to enable Crosswork Network Controller to perform any datacenter-related operations.

If you want to perform any datacenter-related operations, you must first manually import the Day0 inventory file.

Crosswork Network Controller cannot deploy or remove VM nodes in your cluster until you complete this operation.

Before you begin

  • Ensure you uncomment the OP_Status parameter in your tfvars file. Otherwise, VM status may display incorrectly as Initializing even after VMs become functional.

  • In KVM or EC2 deployments (single VM or cluster), ensure that the tfvars file includes the required details for each VM in your setup and that the NonVcenter flag is set to true.

  • You must remove the leading zeroes from the IPv6 addresses in the inventory file.

Procedure

1.

From the main menu, choose Administration > Crosswork Manager .
2.

On the Crosswork summary tab, click the System summary tile to display the Cluster Management window.
3.

Choose Actions > Import inventory to display the Import Inventory drawer window.
4.

(Optional) Click Download sample template file to download and edit the template.

5.

Click Browse and select the cluster inventory file.
6.

Click Import to complete the operation.
The cluster inventory imports successfully, allowing Crosswork Network Controller to recognize and manage your VMs.