Creating and Managing Port Templates

The controller allows you to configure switch port settings. However, there are many advanced port settings that are not supported by the controller. You must configure these advanced port settings on the switch console.

The controller introduced with a port template facilitates the deployment of advanced port settings.

You can apply a port template to joined (or online) switch ports for which the firmware version is FastIron 08.0.95b or later. If the switch port is newly added, you must apply the port template again.

Note: You cannot apply a port template to ports that belong to offline switches.
Note: Apply the new untag VLAN to selected ports. Make sure to untag the default VLAN from these ports before applying the Port Template.

Parent topic: Port Settings

Creating a Port Template and Assigning Target Ports

Complete the following steps to create a port template and assign ports to the template.
  1. On the menu, click Network > Wired > Switches to display the Switches window.
  2. Either select a switch group and click the Switches & Ports tab, or select a switch and click the Ports tab.
  3. In the Port Details tab, click Port Templates to display the Port Templates dialog box.
  4. In the Port Templates following actions are available to create new and manage existing port templates:
    • Expand the list of existing port templates. Click .
    • Create a new port template. Click Create.
    • Delete an existing port template. Click .
    • Close the dialog box without applying any changes. Click Cancel.
    • Update the selected port template. Click Next.

    Port Templates Dialog Box Showing all the Actions

    Choosing Port Template

    Creating a Port Template

    Creating a Port Template
  5. To create a port template, complete the following steps:
    1. In the Name field, enter the name of the port template.
    2. Enter VLAN IDs in the Tagged VLANs field, separating multiple IDs with commas and no spaces. When you apply the port template to selected ports, the controller will automatically add the needed VLAN CLI commands to the template.
        Note:
      • If the Tagged VLANs field is empty, the controller will not add any tagged VLAN CLI commands.
      • The VLAN range must be unique. For example, a range such as "Tagged VLAN: 10-12, 12, 13" is not valid.
      • The VLAN range can include a maximum of 1,000 entries, and the text length is limited to 4,000 characters.
    3. Enter a VLAN ID in the Untagged VLAN field. When the port template is applied to the selected ports, the controller will automatically add the necessary VLAN CLI commands to the template.
      Note: If the Untagged VLANs field is empty, the controller will not add any untagged VLAN CLI commands.
    4. In the Edit Variable field, enter the Name, Type, Value 1, Value 2, and Value 3 for IP address variables. Value1 denotes the “Starting IP Address”, Value 2 denotes the “Ending IP Address”, and Value 3 denotes the “Netmask". Variables help to apply unique configurations to the switches. If you want to use a variable in the CLI Configuration editor, it must begin with a dollar sign ($) and use a pair of curly braces, for example, ${VARIABLE_NAME}. An IP address can be defined as a variable so that each switch gets assigned a unique IP address.
    5. In the CLI Configuration field, enter command types for the template, including variables.
  6. After creating, click Save & Next to save the port template. You can click Back to view the previous step, or click Cancel to close the page.
  7. Click the icon on the left pane of the Review page to add more ports to the list. Select Apply Now to apply the port template. Select Schedule Later to apply the port template at the date and time specified by clicking the calendar icon. After selecting either Apply Now or Schedule Later, click OK.
    Note: Before the SZ 7.0 release, as a preliminary step, you must select a port and then apply the port template. With the 7.0 release, you can apply a port template without initially selecting a port.

    You can also organize the port list by selecting a port and dragging it above or below.

    Organizing the Port List

    Organizing the Port List

    You can also add port to the list.

    Adding Ports to the List

    Adding Ports to the List

    You can also delete a port from the list.

    Deleting Port from the List

    Deleting Port from the List
  8. After applying the port template to the selected ports, a dialog box with the message Port Template applied successfully is displayed, click OK.