hey,
We have a somewhat unusual scenario with thousands of CPE devices
each using cellular interface and gre tunnel to connect to hub
router, currently ASR 1001x. The hub router deploys NHRP map
multicast with GRE tunnels and bgp session to each cpe device, each
tunnel different customer vrf
hey,
"ztp initiate dataport"
We were discussing iPXE and not normal ZTP. iPXE is only possible via
OOB management port and allows software install via DHCP options, normal
ZTP will work inband but does not allow software install via DHCP options.
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tarko
hey,
With XR7 the idea was to mimic how things are done with Linux repos
by having a specific RPM repo for the routers and the patches which
is managed similar to Linux and that’s how all software is packaged
now.
I'd argue you'd want your devices to be cattle and not pets. When doing
hey,
You can, at least in later versions use install replace with http, at
least with GISO. You also do not need the apply command, and you can
include “commit” in the replace command so it’s not required after the
device reboots.
Not sure all those improvements have been delivered for
hey,
My long-term solution to this problem is to install with iPXE. That lets
you do it via HTTP and without all the nonsense :)
Unfortunately this is only possible via OOB ethernet management port. So
this cannot be used for thousands of devices on the field where you only
have inband
hey,
XR for a number of years now has had the concept of a “golden ISO”.
It’s a single image either built by Cisco or customers can build
their own that include the base software and the SMUs in a single
image. You just issue a single “install replace myiso.iso” and
that’s it.
Well, not so
