You assign a device template to devices to set up this
device template for deployment. When you assign a template to devices,
the device template is placed in the queue to deploy to devices. You
can review the accumulated configuration changes that are in the queue
to be deployed to the device. A device template that has been assigned
to a device cannot be deployed directly. You can use this workflow
to assign both configuration templates and quick templates.
Note: The chassis cluster devices discovered using the fxp interface
are treated as separate units when assigning a device template. It
is same for logical systems and virtual chassis configuration setups
as well. In such scenarios, select the primary node or the primary
node of the setup to deploy the template.
To assign a device template to devices:
- On the Junos Space Network Management Platform user interface,
select Device Templates > Templates.
The Templates page is displayed.
- Select the configuration template or quick template to
be assigned, and select Assign to Device from the Actions
menu.
The Assign to Device page is displayed. You can view the list
of compatible devices, that is, those devices that belong to the same
device family as the device template.
- From the Selected Template Version drop-down
list, select the version of the device template that you want to assign
to devices.
- You can assign the device template to devices manually,
using tags, or by providing a CSV file with filter criteria.
To assign the device template to devices manually, search
for compatible devices by entering the search criteria in the search
box and clicking the magnifying glass icon.
The list of devices are filtered by the search criteria.
To filter devices by the device properties, select the
check box next to the appropriate device column on the Column
Filter drop-down list.
From Junos Space
Platform Release 17.2R1 onward, when you select devices by CSV, you
can choose to select all managed devices. Select the Include
All Managed Devices check box to list all managed devices for
selection.
To provide filter criteria using a CSV file, click the CSV Filter
icon and upload the CSV file with filter criteria through the Upload
a CSV pop-up window.
To select a device by using tags, select an appropriate
tag from the Tag Filter drop-down list.
- Click Next.
- From the left section, select the devices to which you
want to assign the device template.
- On the right section, click XML or CLI tabs to view the XML and CLI formats of the configuration in the
device template.
- Click the Validate on Device link to validate
the configuration on the device.
By validating the configuration, you ensure that the device
template is semantically correct. If the validation results fails,
change the template parameters appropriately.
If the validation succeeds, the Validation Status column in
the left section displays a SUCCESS status.
- Click Assign.
The device template is assigned to devices. You are redirected
to the Templates page.
