How to Design and Provision NFVIS vBranch using DNAC

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This document describes step by step procedure to Design and Deploy SDWAN Router and Firewall on NFVIS platform. 

Hardware and Software used in this guide

• DNAC 1.3.3.0
• NFVIS Version 3.12.3
• ENCS5408/K9
• vedge-cloud 19.1.0

Prerequisites

NFVIS installed on (supported) hardware and access to the local management Web-GUI.

DNAC installed on appliance and access to the management GUI.

Step-by-step instructions

This document assumes that Sites, Network Settings are created and available in the DNAC system.

Upload Images into image repository

Import vedge-cloud sdwan and paloalto firewall packages onto DNAC image repository

upload vedge-cloud

upload paloalto firewall package for NFVIS

Select version for use in design and deployment

Create vBranch Network Design

Platform and WAN

For comparison, design creation in DNAC1.2.5 and 1.3.3.0 release is shown. DNAC 1.3.3.0 provides the new and updated design canvas.

DNAC 1.3.3.0 Customize Service chain connections

DNAC 1.2.5 Select Network Functions

 

Add Custom Network

 
Switch ConfigCustom Config TemplatesDesign CompleteAssociate Design and Site(s)

Configure vManage access info in DNAC

vManage info in DNAC settings

Discover device and add to Inventory

Discover Device

Provision vBranch

Provision workflow start

Provision Router WAN Address

Complete bootstrap configuration for VNFs

Verify design and Deploy

DNAC starts deploying design with configuration

Provision complete Success