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Download and Deploy Apstra ZTP Server VM

SUMMARY Make sure the server that you'll be using for Apstra ZTP meets minimum resource requirements, then download and deploy the Apstra ZTP server VM.

Download and Deploy VM

Check that the VM you'll be using for Apstra ZTP meets resource requirements.
  1. Apstra ZTP software is delivered as a standalone VM. It's available for each Apstra version and supported hypervisor. As a registered support user, download the appropriate Apstra ZTP VM image from Juniper Support Downloads Application Tools section.
    Table 1: Apstra ZTP Images
    Apstra ZTP Image for VMware ESXi

    apstra-ztp-4.2.*-<build-version>.ova

    (example: apstra-ztp-4.2.0-34.ova)
    Apstra ZTP Image for Microsoft Hyper-V

    apstra-ztp-4.2.*-<build-version>.vhdx.gz

    (example: apstra-ztp-4.2.0-34.vhdx.gz)
    Apstra ZTP Image for Linux KVM QCOW2

    apstra-ztp-4.2.*-<build-version>.qcow2.gz

    (example: apstra-ztp-4.2.0-34.qcow2.gz)
  2. Validate the downloaded file against the SHA512/MD5 checksums provided.
  3. Deploy the VM with the appropriate resources.

    NGINX (HTTP), TFTP, Status, DHCPd, and MySQL Docker containers are enabled and run, by default.

  4. If you don't want to use the Apstra ZTP DHCP server, stop the dhcpd container and disable it, as shown below.
Next Step: Configure the Static Management IP Address for the Apstra ZTP server.

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