Device Tagging

Device tagging

Table 1. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Feature Description

Device tagging

Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.8.1a

Cisco vManage Release 20.8.1

Device tags are labels for tagging devices. You can use the tags for grouping, describing, finding, or managing devices.

Enhancements to user-defined device tagging

Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.12.1a

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.12.1

Device tagging has the following new functionality:

  • When you add devices to a configuration group using rules, you can choose Match All or Match Any.

  • You can use Starts With and Ends With operator conditions when you add devices to a configuration group using rules.

In addition, the button formerly called Add New Tag is now Create New Tag.

Device tagging

Device tags are labels that

You can assign multiple tags to a single device.

Single-tenant and multitenant support

You can use device tagging in both the single-tenant and multitenant deployments.

Restrictions for device tagging

Maximum number of tags

In Cisco vManage Release 20.11.1 and earlier:

  • Use a maximum of 25 tags per Cisco SD-WAN Manager instance.

  • Use a maximum of 25 tags per device.

Permitted characters

In Cisco vManage Release 20.11.1 and earlier:

  • Maximum characters in a tag: 25

  • Permitted characters: Only alphanumeric characters, hyphens (–), and underscores (_).

  • Cannot contain space or any other special characters.

  • Tag name is case-sensitive.

Maximum tag rules per configuration group

Cisco vManage Release 20.11.1 and earlier: You can add only one tag rule to a configuration group.

Add device tags

Device tags are labels that help you group, describe, locate, or perform actions on devices efficiently.

You can add multiple tags to a device and you can delete unwanted tags from a device. You can also add device tags to devices using the Quick Connect Workflow.

Follow these steps to add a tag to a device.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Configuration > Devices.

Step 2

Click WAN edge list and choose a device.

Step 3

Click Add tags.

Step 4

Choose a tag from the list of existing tags or click Create new tag.

In Cisco vManage Release 20.11.1 and earlier, this was called Add new tag.

Step 5

Click Apply.

The specified tag is added to the device.

Delete device tags

You can delete only those tags that are not added to a device or are not a part of a tag rule.

Follow these steps to delete device tags from a device.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Administration > Tag Management.

Step 2

Choose the tags that you want to delete.

Step 3

Click Delete tags.

Step 4

Click Yes to confirm.