Deployment Workflow for Meraki SD-WAN
Cisco MSX allows seamless integration with Meraki's SD-WAN service providing capability to create SD-WANnetworks and managing the devices in them.
The Meraki cloud solution is a centralized management service that allows users to manage all of their Meraki network devices with a single simple and secure platform. Meraki networks are used to contain devices and their configurations and map to sites on Cisco MSX.
To deploy a SD-WAN service for Meraki:
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1. Attach control plane for Meraki SD-WAN. |
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2. Create sites. |
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3. Perform post deployment activities on Meraki SD-WAN |
Setting Up SD-WAN Control and Management Plane for Meraki
To create the Meraki SD-WAN control plane service:
Before you begin
Configure Meraki-specific initial settings in MSX. For more information, see Setting Up Meraki SD-WAN-Specific Configurations in MSX.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Log in to the Cisco MSX Portal. |
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In the main menu, click Service Catalog. |
Step 3 |
Click SD-WAN. |
Step 4 |
Select the tenant from the drop-down. |
Step 5 |
Click Get Started. |
Step 6 |
From the SD-WAN Service screen, click Add Control Plane to add a control plane for the customer. |
Step 7 |
Select Attach Control Plane, if you want to use an existing control plane. |
Step 8 |
In the Select Control Plane Type section, select Meraki to attach a Meraki SD-WAN control plane. The selected controller will appear in blue. |
Step 9 |
Click Continue. |
Step 10 |
Enter the API Access Key. |
Step 11 |
Enter the Organization ID. The organization ID helps to uniquely identify tenant's Meraki SD-WAN control plane. |
Step 12 |
Click Submit. The Meraki SD-WAN Control plane is attached. |
Adding a New Site or Device for Meraki
Before You Begin
Set up the Meraki control plane for the tenant and ensure that the status is active. For more information, see Setting Up SD-WAN Control and Management Plane for Meraki.
To create a new site:
Procedure
Step 1 |
Log in to the Cisco MSX portal using your credentials. |
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From the left hand pane, click Service Catalog > SD-WAN > Continue to Offers. |
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Step 3 |
Select the tenant from the drop-down and click Continue. The SD-WAN home page appears and displays the Site Summary window for the selected tenant. |
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Step 4 |
Click Add Site button to add a new Meraki site/device.
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Step 5 |
Select Control Plane Type. Select Meraki as the control plane type and click Continue. If the tenant has only Meraki control plane deployed, only the Meraki controller type is enabled. If the tenant has both Cisco SD-WAN and Meraki control planes, you can choose to add site on either Meraki or Cisco SD-WAN control planes. For more information, see Deploying Customer Sites (vEdge Cloud, vEdge SP Cloud, physical vEdge or IOS XE Devices) for Viptela. |
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Step 6 |
Enter the site information such as Site Name, Location, Latitude, Longitude, and so on, and click Continue. |
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Step 7 |
Select a Site Type. Choose from one of the following device types you want to set up on your Meraki site:
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Step 8 |
Set up Meraki site. Choose from one of the following options to create a site:
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Step 9 |
Select a Device for your site. From the Select a Device to Add to Site drop-down list, choose the device from the device inventory, and add the device to the site. The options shown in this drop-down depends on the site or the network type you chose in Step 7. After creating a site, from the Site Summary page, you can use the option 'Add Additional Devices' to add more devices. |
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Step 10 |
Click Submit. The site summary page appears. |