Managing Inventory
You can discover the
devices using the auto discovery option, and import the details into Cisco VTS.
You can also manually create a CSV file with device details, in a prescribed
format, and import it into Cisco VTS.
You can create authorization groups and assign devices you import into
Cisco VTS, to these groups. Authorization groups are used to group devices with
the same credentials (i.e. usernames and passwords). Once the authorization
groups are created, all the devices under these groups may be accessed without
specifying the credentials every time they are accessed.
If the same credential are used for accessing all devices, one
authorization group can be used. If the credentials are different for different
devices, multiple authorization-groups (as many as username/password pairs used
by devices) need to be created.
When you do a manual import of
devices, the CSV file that is used to import inventory details links the
authorization group with a specific device. The applicable authorization group
should be used for corresponding device entry in the CSV file.
This chapter has the
following sections:
Creating
Authorization Groups
Authorization Group
is used by Cisco VTS to authenticate or to log in to the device.
To create an
authorization group:
Step 1
| Go to
. The Inventory / Authorization Group window
appears.
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Step 2
| Click
Add
(+) icon. The Add Auth Group popup window appears.
Enter the
following details, and click
Save:
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Auth Group
Name—The authorization group name.
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Controller User
Name—This is the VTC administrative user name.
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Device User
Name—This is the login user name for the device.
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Password—This is
the login password for the device.
The
authorization group gets added to the Groups table.
To edit an
authorization group, select the Auth Group Name check box and click the
Edit icon.
To delete an
authorization group, select the Auth Group Name check box and click the
delete
(X) icon.
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Importing
Inventory
The device inventory
details need to be uploaded using a CSV file, in the prescribed format. The
inventory file is used to define device mappings. If the format is incorrect,
Cisco VTS displays an error and provides the details of the error. After a
successful import, the topology gets displayed based on the mapping specified
in the file.
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You should be
an admin user to download or upload the CSV file. Also, if you are uploading a
CSV file for the first time and there are issues uploading the file, then only
the partial information is uploaded. You need to delete all the devices from
network inventory and re-upload the file after fixing the issues. Or else, you
may encounter problems due to the partial upload.
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To download a sample
inventory file, click
Download
Template.
Step 1
| Go to
. The Inventory / Import Inventory window
appears.
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Step 2
| In the Import
Inventory page, click
Browse to choose the file.
Click the
? icon to view details about the format of the CSV
file you should upload.
The CSV file
has the following fields:
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device-name—The device host-name (leaf, spine, DCI)
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device-ip—IP address for the device (leaf, spine, DCI)
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device-platform—Can be Cisco Nexus 9000, Cisco Nexus 7000 etc based on the
device that is part of the network.
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device-role—The role that a particular device plays in the data center.
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leaf—If the device plays the role of a Leaf in the data center.
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border
leaf—If the device plays the role of a Border Leaf in the data center.
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spine—If the device plays the role of a Spine in the data
center.
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spine-rr—If the Spine plays the role of a Route Reflector in the
data center.
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dci—If
the device plays the role of a DCI in the data center.
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group-tag—Identifier for the group.
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port-name—Physical port connectivity (local interface)
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connection-type—server (if connected to compute host); fabric (if connected to
another leaf, spine, DCI devices).
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server-id—Host-name or IP address of the connected device based upon what is
configured on the actual host.
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server-type—virtual-server for computes; baremetal for connections to spine,
DCI.
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interface-name—Physical port connectivity (interface of the connected device)
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auth-group—Authorization group name, created as part of initialization, with
correct credentials.
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Step 3
| Browse for the
CSV file, and click
OK.
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Viewing the Network
Topology
Topology window provides a
view of the data center fabric controlled by Cisco VTS. It displays the leafs,
spines, border leafs, DCI, hosts, as well as the software VTEPs. You can get a
tenant-based topology view using this feature.
To view the network
topology:
Step 1
| Go to
. The Inventory / Topology
window appears.
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Step 2
| Select the
tenant for which you need to view the topology, from the
Select
Tenant drop down list.
The topology is
displayed in the Topology window. You can use the following buttons to control
the display:
Hover the mouse
cursor over the Topology Setting icon to view Topology Setting popup, where you
can change the display icon appearance, and display color.
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Viewing Network
Inventory
The network
inventory table displays details about the devices which have been added to the
inventory.
To view the network
topology:
Go to
. The Inventory / Network Inventory window
appears with the Network Inventory table displayed.
The following details are displayed:
Note
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You need to add the bgp-asn information, loopback interface
number, and loopback interface id of every device prior to starting any
provisioning.
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You can add network devices via the Network Inventory table. To do
this, click the
Add (+) icon, and provide the details. You
can use this option to add devices to the inventory.
To edit network device, select the device you want to edit and
click the
Edit icon.
To delete network devices from the Network Inventory table, select
the device you want to delete and click the
Delete (X) icon.
Note
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It is important that you remove the resource pool before
deleting a device.
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Adding Fabric
Connection
To add fabric
connection:
Step 1
| Go to
. The Inventory / Network Inventory window
appears with the Network Inventory table displayed.
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Step 2
| Click Fabric
Connection tab, then click
Add
(+) icon.
The Add Fabric
Connection popup window appears.
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Step 3
| Enter the
necessary details and click
Save.
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Viewing Host
Inventory
You can view the details of
the hosts connected to the switches. To view host inventory details:
Step 1
| Go to
. The Inventory / Host Inventory window
appears
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Step 2
| Select the
device from the Select Device drop-down list. The following details are
displayed:
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Host Name
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Host Type
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Host
Interface
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Host IP
Address
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Device Port
Name
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Connection
ID
To add a host
from the table, select the Host Name check box corresponding to the device and
click the
Add
(+) icon. Then provide the necessary details.
To edit a host
from the table, select the Host Name check box corresponding to the device and
click the
Edit icon.
To delete a host
from the table, select the Host Name check box corresponding to the device and
click the click the
Delete
(X) icon.
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Viewing the IOS XRv
to VTF Mapping
Go to
. The Inventory / Virtual Forwarding Groups
window appears.
The canvas
displays the number of VTFs that are attached to the IOS XRvs . The table on
the right hand side shows the VTFs.
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