APIC-EM PnP

Provision a Branch Router via the APIC-EM

PnP Application

by Ratnesh
Login to APIC-EM
https://198.18.129.100/
admin ; C1sco12345
Scenario . Provision a Branch Router via the
APIC-EM PnP Application With Network PnP,
you can preconfigure a project to determine
what configuration is deployed on a device.
When a device matches by serial number, the
device is provisioned and configured
automatically. In this scenario, the user
provisions a new CSR1Kv branch router via
the Network PnP Application. Adding a new
router is as simple as plugging in and
powering it up. This new device is
provisioned with the appropriate image and
configuration via the Network PnP
application after bootup.
Network Plug and Play
2. Click on the arrow in the upper left and
select Network Plug and Play from the menu.
APIC-EM Dashboard
3. The APIC-Enterprise Module dashboard
displays a project listing and added devices
that are not associated with a project. Right
now, nothing displays, since no projects or
devices have been added

NOTE: For small sites where pre-provisioning

is not required, devices can be deployed
without prior setup on the Cisco Network
Plug and Play application and then claimed.
Unplanned devices page provides the details
of devices that are claimed, unclaimed, and
ignored.
4. Click the Configurations tab and click
Upload. This tab allows you to select the
configurations to load onto your devices.
5. In the File Upload pop up, select
CSR-BR_Config from the Desktop. Click
Open.
6. A confirmation message displays
and the successful upload appears in
the listing.
7. Select the Projects tab. Enter CSR-BR for
the project name and click Create

8. The device name displays in the listing. In

the Notes section, enter the following
information:
CSR-BR for the Device Name
CSR1000V for Product ID
For Serial Number, open the CSR Serial
Number text file from the desktop and paste
in the serial number.
NOTE: This screen allows you to add multiple
devices under each project. Each device can
have a unique configuration, or they can
share the same configuration. This would
allow you provision a whole site under one
project.
Add Device
9. Click Add Device.
10. The device is successfully added and
displays in the listing.
11. Click in the Config box and select the previously loaded CSR-BR_Config.txt file.
12. Scroll to the right and click on the Pending link (under Status) to point out the device information. Close the pop up window.
13. From the desktop, click the APIC-EM Network PnP Controls icon.
14. The APIC-EM Network PnP Controls window displays. 15. Click Step 1: Show DHCP configuration on CSR-HQ.
NOTE: Option 43 tells the device the address of the IP for the APIC-EM controller. Other options to communicate the IP are: DNS:
pnpserver.fqdn.com, Cisco Public Cloud Service
16. From the desktop, click the Ping CSR-BR
icon. This creates a constant ping at the CSR.
Point out the CSR is currently unreachable, as
it has not yet been provisioned.

17. From the desktop, click the VMware

vSphere Client icon. Connect to the VMware
vSphere Client using the username root and
the password C1sco12345. Click Login.
18. When the client opens, expand the host
by clicking the + sign and highlight csr-br in
the listing.
19. From the menu, select the Console icon
and start the console by clicking the Power
On icon.
20. Once the CSR is booted, you will see that
it has connected to the APIC-EM PnP server
to begin provisioning.
NOTE: If you click in the console window,
click Ctrl+Alt to exit the console window.

21. Return to the APIC-EM module in Firefox.

Point out how the status has been updated.
When the status updates to Provisioned, click
on the link and point out the Device
Information, including the History Info.
NOTE: To watch the status update, click
Refresh. The status changes from Getting
Device Info, to Waiting For Resource, to Start
Provisioning, to Deploying Config, and to
Provisioned. Click the status link at any time
to view the update process. The update
process could take up to 15 minutes.
 Thanks
Refer:
http://vipiwan.blogspot.in/
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Plug-and-
Play/release/notes/pnp-release-notes.html - pgfId-135536.