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Onboard Devices to Juniper Paragon Automation

Step 1: Begin

date_range 17-Oct-24

This guide walks you through the steps to onboard a router (both Juniper and non-Juniper) to Paragon Automation, so that the device can be managed, provisioned, and monitored through automated workflows. Use this guide if you are a user with the Super User or Network Admin role in Paragon Automation.

Supported Network Devices

You can onboard ACX Series, MX Series, PTX Series, and Cisco Systems devices listed in Supported Hardware to Paragon Automation and manage them.

Install the Device

To install Juniper networks devices, follow the instructions in the hardware documentation to unbox the device, mount it on a rack, and power on the device. For details about installing a device, see the device's Hardware Guide at https://www.juniper.net/documentation/.

To install devices from other vendors, follow instructions from the respective vendors.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled before you onboard a device to Paragon Automation:
  1. Paragon Automation is installed. See Paragon Automation Installation Guide.
  2. A superuser in Paragon Automation has:
    1. Created an organization and a site to which the device can be onboarded.
    2. Added one or more users with the Network Admin role.
    For more information, see Paragon Automation Quick Start Guide.
  3. A superuser or a network administrator has:
    • In Paragon Automation, created network resource pools, device and interface profiles, and a network implementation plan; see Paragon Automation Quick Start Guide.

    • On the device:

      • Checked if a firewall exists between Paragon Automation and the device. If a firewall exists, the firewall is configured to allow outbound access on TCP ports 443, 2200, 6800, 4189, and 32,767.

      • Configured static routes on the device to reach Paragon Automation. The following is an example of a command to configure static route:

        user@device# set routing-options static route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop Gateway-IP-address
      • Configured a DNS server on the device to resolve domain names or allow the device to access an external DNS server (for example, 8.8.8.8).

      • Configured an NTP server on the device.

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