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Feature #10526
closedSupport for Cisco NX-OS PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP)
Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
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Category:
Unattended installations
Target version:
Description
Cisco Nexus switches support a bootstrap method to upgrade software images called PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP). Our goal is to add support for POAP provisioning for switches running NX-OS using DHCP and TFTP via Foreman.
Status
Some patches are being prepared, in order to send a pull request. Besides Foreman server, a patch is also required on the DHCP and TFTP smart proxies, since POAP requires different DHCP options sent to the client switches.
Description
POAP is described in some Cisco manuals:
- http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus6000/sw/fundamentals/7x/b_6k_Fund_Config_7x/b_6k_Fund_Config_7x_chapter_011.html
- http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus6000/sw/fundamentals/7x/b_6k_Fund_Config_7x/b_6k_Fund_Config_7x_chapter_011.pdf
- http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus6000/sw/fundamentals/7x/b_6k_Fund_Config_7x.pdf
Compatibility
This is being tested with Cisco Nexus 6000 series switches running NX-OS 7.x, but it should also work with other families, such as the Nexus 7000 and 9000 series.
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