A new vEdge device can be onboarded by the Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) process.

Pre-requisites

1. DHCP Server must be configured on the service provider side.

2. All the Device serial numbers must be added to the Cisco plug-and-play portal.

3. Predefined configuration must be attached to the device in vManage.

What is ZTP?

ZTP is a method to automatically configure new devices without the console. ZTP helps to deploy network devices quickly in a large-scale environment, eliminating manual labor involved.

Process Involved in ZTP

Step 1. The device need to be connected to the Service provider.

Step 2. The vEdge device receives the IP address from ISP.

Step 3. A predefined ZTP URL is configured in the vEdge box.

Step 4. Now it will be able to reach the viptela DNS Server.

Step 5. The ZTP server will redirect to the vBond orchestrator after checking and verifying the serial number. After verification of the serial number and certificate, the DTLS Tunnel (control plane connection) between vEdge and vBond is established.

Step 6. vEdge will be receiving the IP address of vManage and vSmart from vBond, once the authentication of the vEdge is done. vBond also notifies other controllers about the new device.

Step 7. vManage will then authenticate the vEdge  and provides the System IP address.

Step 8. The predefined configuration is pushed by vManage and the policy by vSmart.

Step 9. Now, in the SD-WAN overlay vEdge is successfully onboarded and ready to exchange omp routes.

Step 10. For the data plane traffic vEdge starts establishing IPSec tunnels with other vEdges.