Pre-Provisioning Switches in the Controller

While the GUI is useful for configuring an individual switch, pre-provisioning through a CSV file offers you the ability to configure multiple switches at once.
Before you begin, ensure the CSV file is created and populated as per the required CSV file format for the pre-provisioning data. For creating a CSV file, refer to ICX Pre-Provisioning into SmartZone.
Complete the following steps to upload and import a CSV file, and to join multiple switches to the controller.
  1. From the main menu, navigate to Network > Wired > Switches.
    The Switches window is displayed.
  2. In the left navigation pane, select a domain or switch group.
    Note: By default, the System domain is selected.
  3. In the right navigation pane, click More. A drop-down list is displayed with various options. Select the Import Batch Provision Switch option.

    Selecting Import Batch Provisioning Option

    The Import Batch Provisioning File dialog box is displayed.
  4. Click Browse to select and upload the CSV file. Click OK.

    Importing a Batch Provisioning File

  5. If the import is successful, a dialog box is displayed with a message Import Result: Success. Click Close to exit the window.

    Import Result as Success

  6. To view the pre-provisioned switches on the GUI, navigate to Network > Wired > Switches.

    Viewing the Pre-provisioned Switches

  7. If the import fails, the Import Batch Provisioning File dialog box is displayed listing the switches that were not imported and the reason for failure.

    Import Result as Failed

    Import Result as Fail
    The switches are either successfully imported into the system or the import fails. In both cases, the dialog box provides feedback on the import process, and you can take further action based on whether the import was successful or not.
Parent topic: ICX Pre-Provisioning into SmartZone