Procedure for staging a device.
When you initially bring up and configure a WAN edge device, you can place it in staging state using the SD-WAN Manager instance. When the device is in this state, you can configure the device, and you can test that the device is able to establish operational connections with the SD-WAN Controller and the SD-WAN Manager instance.
After you physically place the router at its production site, change the router's state from staging to valid. It is only at this point that the router joins the actual production network.
Procedure
| 1. | In the WAN Edge List tab, select a device to stage. |
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| 2. | In the Validate column, select Staging. |
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| 3. | Select OK to confirm the move to the staging state. |
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| 4. | Select Send to Controllers in the upper left corner to sync the WAN edge authorized serial number file with the SD-WAN Controllers. SD-WAN Manager shows the status of the push operation. |
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| 5. | To advance the device from staging to production, validate the device. |