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Uploading Hardware Catalog to Junos Space Network Management Platform

When a new hardware catalog is available, you can obtain the catalog from Juniper Networks subversion (SVN) repository after configuring the SVN repository. Alternatively, you can also upload the hardware catalog manually to Junos Space Platform..

Updating Hardware Catalog in Junos Space Platform by Using the Get Latest Action

Ensure that the SVN repository is configured on Junos Space Platform before you perform the Get Latest action. For information about configuring the SVN repository.

Juniper Networks updates the hardware catalog in the Juniper Networks subversion (SVN) repository so that you can configure the SVN repository on Junos Space Platform and download the latest version of the hardware catalog. For information about configuring SVN repository to download hardware catalog, seeConfiguring Access to Juniper Networks Subversion Repository for Downloading Hardware Catalog.

To update hardware catalog in Junos Space Platform:

  1. On the Junos Space Network Management Platform user interface, select Administration > Hardware Catalog.

    The Hardware Catalog page appears.

  2. Click Get Latest under the Hardware Catalog in SVN section.

    The Get Latest Hardware Catalog from SVN dialog box appears.

    A job is initiated to download the latest hardware catalog present in the SVN server and the ID of the job is displayed.

  3. (Optional) Click the Job ID to view the job details.

    The Job Details page displays whether the hardware catalog was uploaded successfully or not.

Uploading Hardware Catalog to Junos Space Platform by Using the Import Option

Before you begin upload of hardware catalog by using the Import option, save the hardware catalog in the *.tgz format on your local system or on a network drive.

You can either download the hardware catalog from the Juniper Networks SVN repository or contact Juniper Networks support to obtain it.

Junos Space Network Management Platform provides an option to manually upload the hardware catalog when Junos Space is not connected to the Juniper Networks SVN repository . Juniper Networks shares the hardware catalog with customers in the *.tgz format.

The hardware catalog files are available in .xml format. Click here to download the required XML files, create a file in *.tgz, and upload it using the Import option. The *.tgz file must have the following structure to upload the hardware catalog successfully.

Sample *.tgz File Format

To upload hardware catalog to Junos Space Platform by using the Import option:

  1. On the Junos Space Platform user interface, select Administration > Hardware Catalog.

    The Hardware Catalog page appears.

  2. Click Browse to locate the hardware catalog file on your local system.
    Note:

    The file to be uploaded should in be in the *.tgz format.

  3. Click Import to import the hardware catalog file to Junos Space Platform.

    A job is initiated to import the hardware catalog and the ID of the job is displayed. The hardware catalog file is imported to /var/jboss/jmp-tmp/net/juniper/jmp/var/hw-catalog location on the Junos Space server.

  4. (Optional) Click the Job ID to view the job details.

    The Job Details page displays whether the hardware catalog was imported successfully or not.

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