Deploying Device Images to Devices
Use the Device Images page to view a list of physical and virtual devices that are relevant to the selected image. You can deploy an image on a single device or multiple devices on a per-site basis or across all sites of a tenant. A device can be a CPE device or a virtual network function (VNF). You can also schedule the deployment of images.
To deploy a device image to the device:
- Select Resource > Images.
The Images page appears.
- Select the device image to be deployed on the device and
then click the Deploy button.
The Deploy Image: Select Devices page appears and a list of compatible devices (CPE and VNF) for the selected image is retrieved and displayed with their associated information in the page. See Table 1 for the details of the device.
NoteThe Deploy button is enabled only for the device images.
- Select one or more devices on which the device image needs to be deployed and schedule a date and time for image deployment.
Table 1: Fields on the Deploy Image: Select Devices Page
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Device Name | View the name of the device configured in the point of presence (POP) or site. Example: sunny-NFX-250 |
Tenant | View the name of the tenant. Example: tenant-blue |
Site Name | View the name of the tenant site. Example: site-blue-white |
Location | View the name of the location. Example: San Jose, CA |
WAN Links | View the number of WAN links. Example: 3 |
POP Name | View the name of the POP. Example: pop_blue |
Management Status | View the management status of the devices deployed in the cloud.
|
Model | View the name of the device model. Example: NFX250 |
Active Services | View the number of services that are activated for the device. Example: 3 |
| Choose Deployment Type | |
Run now | Select this option if you want to deploy the image to the device immediately. |
Schedule at a later time | Select this option to schedule the image deployment for a later date and time. |
