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About the Inventory Page

The Inventory page lists the devices in an organization grouped as routers, switches, and firewalls. You can view the device details such as host name, model, device status, a serial number, and so on, on this page.

To access the Inventory page, click Inventory > Devices > Network Inventory on the navigation menu.

Tasks You Can Perform

You can perform the following tasks on the Inventory page:

  • View details of a device (router, switch, or firewall) present in the organization—To view details of a device, click the respective tab of the device, and click the Details icon that appears next to the check box beside a device name. The Device Details pane appears on the right side of the page displaying the basic device information and the site where the device is located. See Table 2.

  • Adopt a device; see Adopt a Device.

  • Release a device—Releasing a device implies removing the device from the management of Paragon Automation. You can release a device by:

    • Clicking Release Device.

      When you release a device by using this option, all the device configurations are retained on the device but the outbound SSH configuration on the device is deleted. Without the outbound SSH connection, the device is disconnected from Paragon Automation.

      If the device is actively part of any service, such as L3VPN, Paragon Automation displays the list of services that reference this device. In such instances, you can either:

      • Manually remove the configuration of the service from the device and then release the device from the management of Paragon Automation.
      • Release the device from the management of Paragon Automation by using the Force Delete option even if there are services actively referencing the device.

      To release a device:

      1. Select the device (under the appropriate tab) and click Release Device.

        The Confirm Device Release page appears.

      2. Do one of the following:

        • If the device is not actively part of any services, click Confirm to release the device.

        • If the device is actively part of any services, the list of such services is displayed. Click Force Delete to release the device.

        The device is successfully released from the management of Paragon Automation.

    • If the device was onboarded by using a network implementation plan, remove the device from the Network Implementation Plan (Inventory > Device Onboarding > Network Implementation Plan) and then use the Release Device option. When you remove a device from the network implementation plan, all the configurations that were committed on the device through the plan are deleted, but the outbound SSH connection is retained.

      The Release Device option deletes the SSH configuration on the device, disconnecting the device from Paragon Automation.

  • Export details of all the devices in a CSV format—To export details of all devices, on the respective tab, click the Export button. The details are exported to a CSV file that you can download to your local system.

  • Assign one or more devices to a site; see Assign a Device to a Site.

  • Modify the operational state of a device—The device operational state is a label manually assigned to the device by the user to indicate at what predefined stage (onboarding, in service, and so on) the device is in the device life-cycle process. It does not indicate the device status.

    To modify the operational state of a device after adopting the device:

    1. Select a device and click More > Edit Operational State on the respective tab (Routers, Switches, or Firewalls).

      The Edit Operational State page appears.

    2. Select a value from the drop-down list and click Ok.

      The value that you assigned for the operational state is visible in the Operational State column for that device.

  • You can also perform the following tasks on this page:

    • Sort, resize, or re-arrange columns in a table (grid).

    • Show or hide columns in the table or reset page preferences, using the vertical ellipsis menu.

    • Search by using keywords—Click the search icon (magnifying glass), enter the search term in the text box, and press Enter. The search results are displayed on the same page.

    • Filter the data displayed in the table—Click the filter icon (funnel) and select whether you want to show or hide advanced filters. You can then add or remove filter criteria, save criteria as a filter, apply or clear filters, and so on. The filtered results are displayed on the same page.

    For more information, see GUI Overview.

Field Description

Table 1 lists the fields on the Inventory page.

Table 1: Fields on the Inventory Page (for the Routers, Switches, and Firewalls tabs)
Field Description
ID ID of the device in Paragon Automation.
Status Status of the device:

  • Connected—Device is connected and assigned to a site in Paragon Automation.

  • Disconnected—The device is not connected or is connected but not assigned to a site in Paragon Automation.
Name Name of the device.
IP Address (for routers and firewalls) Management IP address assigned to the device.
MAC Address (for switches) MAC address assigned to the device.
Model Device model; for example ACX7100-48L, ACX7100-32C, and MX240.
Site Site to which the device is assigned.
Serial Number Serial number of the device.
Software Version Version of operating system installed on the device.
Product Device type; for example, MX, ACX.
Vendor Manufacturer of the device.
Operating System Operating system installed on the device; for example, Junos and Junos Evolved.
Operational State An optional state that can be assigned to the device. The predefined states are:

  • Undefined—The state of the device is not defined by Paragon Automation. This is the default state.

  • Onboarding—The device is in the process of being onboarded to Paragon Automation.

  • Ready for Service—The device is installed and ready to be moved to production.

  • In Service—The device is in production.

  • Maintenance—The device is undergoing maintenance. For example, software upgrade.

  • RMA—The device is getting replaced by another device.
Table 2: Fields on the Device Details Pane
Field Description
General
Name Host name of the device.
Model Device model; for example ACX7100-32C.
IP Address Management IPv4 address assigned to the device.
Created Time Date and time when the device was onboarded to Paragon Automation.
Modified Time Date and time when a device detail was modified.
Site

Displayed only if a site is assigned to the device.
Name Name of the site where the device is installed.
Address Address of the site where the device is installed.
Country Code Country where the device is installed.
TimeZone Timezone where the device is installed.

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