Add an Interface Profile
An interface profile defines interface-specific configuration elements that are added to the device during onboarding, including the interface’s IP address, whether the interface will be used for management or Internet connectivity, or whether the interface will be running OSPF, IS-IS, LDP, or RSVP protocols.
We recommend that you create some interface profiles with configurations that can be applied to all the interfaces that you would add in a network implementation plan and some profiles with interface-specific configurations.
Before you create interface profiles, ensure that you have the required IPv4 address resource pools configured in Paragon Automation. See Add Network Resource Pools and Profiles (Day -2 Activities) for details.
Paragon Automation uses the resource pools to assign IP addresses and BGP cluster IDs to the devices.
To add an interface profile:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Upload JSON File |
Click Browse to upload a pre-created interface profile in the JSON file format. The values in the pre-created interface profile are automatically populated in the Create Interface Profile page. Click the Download this form into JSON file link to download and save the profile in its current state (for example, to save the current configured values for later reference or for maintaining a record). |
| Profile Name |
Enter a name for the interface profile. The name can contain alphanumeric characters and some special characters [hyphen (-), underscore (_), period (.), and colon (:)] and cannot exceed 64 characters. |
| Plan Name |
Enter a name for the network implementation plan in which you want to use this profile. You can use the interface profile only in the network implementation plan that you enter here. The name can contain alphanumeric characters and some special characters [hyphen (-) and period (.)] and cannot exceed 64 characters. |
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Configuration Templates |
Select one or more configuration templates that you want to include in the profile. Use configuration templates to configure parameters that you cannot define in the profile or plan. All the configuration templates present in the organization are listed here. Note:
The configurations in the configuration template can be applied only during onboarding. Any changes to the configurations made after the device is onboarded are not applied to the device. |
| Management |
Click to enable or disable (default) the use of an interface as a management interface. If you enable this option, the interface to which you assign this profile is configured as a management interface. |
| Internet Connected |
Click to enable or disable (default) connectivity tests (by Active Assurance) on an interface. If you enable the Internet Connected option and add the profile as the default interface profile in the network implementation plan, Paragon Automation initiates connectivity tests from all the ports you configure for all the devices in the network implementation plan. See Device Connectivity Data and Tests Results for more information. In the network implementation plan, you can also assign the interface profile to particular interfaces (ports). |
| IPV4 Address |
Click to enable or disable (default) the automatic assignment of the IPv4 address for an interface. If you enable this option, Paragon Automation assigns an IPv4 address to an interface from the resource pool configured in it. For automatic configuration of an IPv4 address, you must have uploaded IPv4 address resource pools to Paragon Automation. Otherwise, the IP address is not assigned to the device and the device onboarding fails. See Add Network Resource Pools. If you disable this option, you must assign an IPv4 address for the interface in the network implementation plan. See Add a Network Implementation Plan. |
| Routing Protocols | |
| OSPF |
Click to enable or disable (default) OSPF configuration on an interface. If you enable OSPF configuration, you can configure the Area ID, Metric, and OSPF MTU for the interface. |
| Area Id |
Enter the OSPF area ID for an interface. For example, 0.0.0.1. |
| Metric |
Enter the OSPF metric for the interface. The OSPF protocol uses the cost metric to determine the best path to a destination. Range: 1 through 65,535 |
| OSPF MTU |
Enter the maximum transmission unit (MTU) over the OSPF link configured on the interface. Range: 128 through 65,535 bytes |
| ISIS |
Click to enable or disable (default) IS-IS configuration on an interface. If you enable IS-IS, you can configure the IS-IS level, and metric for the interface. |
| Level |
Select the IS-IS level:
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| Metric |
Enter the IS-IS metric for the interface. The IS-IS protocol uses the cost metric to determine the best path to a destination. Range: 1 through 16,777,215 |
| LDP |
Click to enable or disable (default) LDP configuration on an interface. If you enable LDP, you can enable or disable LDP synchronization for an interface. |
| LDP Synchronization |
Click to enable or disable (default) synchronizing LDP with the underlying IS-IS or OSPF protocol to ensure that LSPs are fully established on an IGP path before forwarding traffic through the LSPs. If LDP is not synchronized with the underlying IS-IS or OSPF protocol, packets might be dropped. |
| RSVP |
Click to enable or disable (default) RSVP configuration on an interface. If you enable RSVP, you can configure link protection for the interface. You must configure this option if you enable traffic engineering (TE) in the device profile that you applied to a device and apply this profile on an interface on the same device. |
| Link Protection |
Click to enable or disable (default) link protection for a tunnel. You must enable link protection if you configure tunnels in the device profile. |