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Change Assigned Interface Map

If you change the device profile that's assigned to a device (via the interface map) to one with a different selector field (manufacturer, model, OS family, version) the device is automatically undeployed and unassigned; you'll need to reassign and deploy the device. If the selector fields are unchanged, you can change the device profile without the device being undeployed and unassigned (as of Apstra version 5.0.0), but you will still need to change the device profile in Managed Devices.

Some examples of when you might change the device profile without changing the selector fields are the following:

  • To change the spine uplinks from the right side of the cabinet to the left side of the cabinet

  • To change transformations

Note:

If you want to completely change a device that's used in your network, follow the steps for removing a device and adding a device.
  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical, then either from the Topology view or the Nodes table, select the device with the device profile to change:

    From Topology View

    From Nodes Table

  2. In the Selection panel on the right, click the Properties tab, then click the Edit button for Interface Map.
  3. Select the new interface map from the drop-down list.

    The drop-down list includes interface maps that have been imported to the blueprint catalog that match the logical device. If you don't see the interface map you need, import it from the Design (global) catalog, then come back here and it will be included in the list. If it's not in the Design catalog, you can create the interface map, then import it.

  4. Click the Save button to stage the change.

The device profile used in the blueprint needs to match the device profile in the Managed Devices table. Before you commit, change the assigned device profile in the Managed Devices table to match the device profile you just changed, or a build error will occur.