UCSD - DNAC automation of downloading patches and patching DNA Center

[Orf Gelbrich]

Task Name	UCSD - DNAC automation of downloading patches and patching DNA Center
Description
Prerequisites	Validated on UCSD 6.6
Category	Workflow Task
Components
User Inputs
Output	Result of operation

Installation

1. Download the attached .ZIP file below to your computer. *Remember the location of the saved file on your computer.
2. Unzip the file on your computer. Should end up with a .WFDX file.
3. Log in to UCS Director as a user that has "system-admin" privileges.
4. Navigate to "Policies-->Orchestration" and click on "Import".
5. Click "Browse" and navigate to the location on your computer where the .WFD file resides. Choose the .WFD file and click "Open".
6. Click "Upload" and then "OK" once the file upload is completed. Then click "Next".
7. Click the "Select" button next to "Import Workflows". Click the "Check All" button to check all checkboxes and then the "Select" button.
8. Click "Submit".
9. A new folder should appear in "Policies-->Orchestration" that contains the imported workflow. You will now need to update the included tasks with information about the specific environment.

This example will create the following on a DNA Center Appliance via UCS Director workflow:

1)       Find out how many updates DNAC appliance needs

            a) Find all new available Packages

            b) Find the installed packages on DNAC

            c) Compare the two and generate a payload for down stream consumption

2)       Download all needed packages

3) .     Wait for admin approval

4)       Install all downloaded packages.

The workflow will automate this download all screen: 

The workflow will automate this update all screen: 

 The result will be: 

Here is the UCS Director workflow (version 2) : 

FYI: 

  Version two has the DNAC IP hardcoded in the tasks (Needs to be made global variable)

  All the generic API tasks also have the id and password hardcoded (same as point above).

  The compare 19 custom task needs to be cleaned up (has old and new code in it)

 The system application API needs to be established (currently still needs to be done by hand) 

But I wanted to push this example out quickly in case resources are tight patching DNAC every week by hand. 

This workflow should run scheduled out of UCSD once a day.