Switching from MS220-48FP to MS120-48FP

[Juma.Wemali]

We are looking at switching from MS220-48FP to MS120-48FP. Currently, we have 8 MS220-48FP on our network. Is there an easy way to effect this change and move all the settings at once from the existing 8 MS220-48FP to the new 8 MS120-48FP?

Of course, it will take time to configure all the port settings individually. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

[aleabrahao]

Clone the actual network and add the new switch in the new network cloned.

[Juma.Wemali]

The reason why I didn't want to move with the option is that the same network has 3 MS225, which we will be retaining. Cloning the entire network will mean cloning the same settings for the 3 switches, which will still be retained, right?

[aleabrahao]

You can configure via the API as mentioned, but I find it so easy to configure via the dashboard that working on a script to configure via the API is an unnecessary waste of time.

Just configure from scratch and that's it. Meraki is too easy.

[Ryan_Miles]

Cloning a switch network won't bring over any port configs so this isn't an option

[ww^]

For switch ports i would use the api to get the ports configs. Then put the to the new switches

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/get-device-switch-ports/

[BlakeRichardson]

Depending how populated the switches are just do it by hand. You could export your existing port config as a CSV and just work through it that way plugged each thing into it's own spot.

The beauty of Meraki is if you muck a switch port up it's usually very easy to identify whats connected it it via the client info either on the switch port itself or network wide page.

[MerakiGnome]

Agree with @BlakeRichardson , by the time you’ve written the API you could have installed and configured the replacement switches

[Philip D'Ath]

I don't think it will allow it - but try the switch cloning tool.
https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Other_Topics/Switch_Cloning

[Ryan_Miles]

Switch cloning requires source & destination switches to be the same model https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Other_Topics/Switch_Cloning

[Philip D'Ath]

I have found Google Bard quite good at writing scripts to do Meraki changes. Perhaps give it a try.

https://bard.google.com/

[Karsten Iwen]

How many *different* port configs do you have? With virtual stacking, you can configure hundreds of ports simultaneously, and the new Port-Profiles (still beta) would make It even easier.