Create a Device List

Create the device list in Cisco Smart Account and make it available in Cisco SD-WAN Manager. For more information see, Cisco Plug and Play Support Guide for Cisco SD-WAN products.

Sync Smart Account Using Cisco SD-WAN Manager

1. In the Cisco SD-WAN Manager Menu, click Configuration > Devices.

2. Click Sync Smart Account.

3. In the Sync Smart Account pane, enter the Username and Password. Choose whether you want to sync the WAN edge list with other Cisco SD-WAN Control Components using the Sent to Controllers drop-down list.

4. Click Sync.

   After the device has been successfully added to Cisco SD-WAN Manager, you should see the Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE in the devices list.

   Note	The device will reach out to the Plug and Play Connect portal to receive the control components information. Do not interrupt the PnP boot-up process or the redirection to control components will fail.

Add a Remote Server

Cisco SD-WAN Manager uses the remote repository to source the vnf-disk-image, and auto-generate the files required by Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE. For more information on adding a remote server see, Register Remote Server.

Upload a VNF Package

Uploading VNF QCOW2 to Cisco SD-WAN Manager is a three step process:

1. Download VNF package from the CCO.

2. Modify and repack Cisco SD-Branch VNF package (optional).

3. In the Cisco SD-WAN Manager Menu, navigate to Maintenance > Software Repository > Virtual Images > Upload Virtual Image > Remote Server (preferred) to upload VNF package into Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

4. In the pop-up window, enter the QCOW image file name (including the extension) and other required/optional fields to add remote server virtual image.

Use the Quick Connect Workflow

Quick Connect Workflow provides an alternative, guided method in Cisco SD-WAN Manager to onboard supported WAN edge devices into the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN overlay network. This workflow adds Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE to the WAN transport and establishes data plane and control plane connections.

The behavior of the Quick Connect workflow depends on how you upload devices to Cisco SD-WAN Manager. You can upload your devices in one of the following ways, either as part of the Quick Connect workflow or independently.

• Using the auto sync option, where your Smart Account is synced with Cisco SD-WAN Manager. This option requires Cisco SD-WAN Manager to be able to connect with the Cisco Plug n Play (PnP) portal.

• Using the manual upload method, where you download the authorized serial number file of devices from the Cisco PnP portal and upload it to Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

Note

You can upload a file with the serial numbers: upload a signed file (.viptela file) from Cisco Plug and Play or upload an un-signed file (.csv file) and the sample CVS file can be downloaded directly from the link. Typical virtual branch deployment requires authorized list of devices and image packages for the services to be deployed. Also, the VNF images must be made available in Cisco SD-WAN Manager image repository.

Access the Quick Connect Workflow

1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Workflows.

2. Start a new Quick Connect workflow: Under the Popular Workflows area, choose Quick Connect Workflow.

   Note	Ensure that you have the following configured before you get started:

   • Organization's name

   • Certificate Authorization

   • Cisco SD-WAN Control Components including Cisco SD-WAN Controllers and Cisco SD-WAN Validators as per your requirement

3. Import device serial numbers from Cisco Plug and Play or upload device files manually using serial numbers.

   Note	Choose Skip for now if you already have Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE configured in Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

4. Once, you see the Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE in the device list, select the device and click Next.

5. Add and review Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE settings that you want to configure and click Next.

6. You can tag Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE to respective keywords (optional) to better group and identify the Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE.

   Note	In Cisco SD-WAN Manager Release 20.12.1, device tagging is not supported for Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE.

7. In the summary page, review the configuration of Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE for one last time and click Onboard.

8. Your Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE is now defined as a supported device in Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

Access NFV Configuration Group Workflow

1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Workflows > Create NFV Configuration Group.

2. Start a new NFV Configuration workflow: Under the Popular Workflows area, choose Create NFV Configuration Group.

   Note	You can perform site-wise configurations and tweak the site settings based on your requirement.

3. Enter a name for your NFV Configuration group and click Next.

4. Define the NFV device system settings and WAN circuits using the Site Configurations step.

   Table 2. Site Configurations

   Field	Description
   Site Type	The configuration group type is Single NFV Device by default. Note   Only single NFV device configuration group type is supported in Cisco SD-WAN Manager Release 20.12.1.
   Site Settings	Enter site specific values that maybe common to other devices in Cisco SD-WAN Manager. Configure two different banner text strings, one to be displayed before the login prompt login banner. The other to be displayed after a successful login to the device-message-of-the-day (MOTD).
   WAN Interfaces	Configure the WAN interfaces required. Note   Maximum 4 WAN interfaces can be added.
   WAN Routing	Click Add Routes to add WAN routing details to the configuration.

5. Define VNF services in the VNF Services step. You can either pick a pre-defined topology or you create your own custom topology.

6. Review and edit the NFV Config Group design if required and click Create Configuration Group.

7. Once you are done creating a NFV configuration group workflow, in the success page, click Associate Devices to NFV-Router-Firewall to associate the NFVIS devices to the intended configuration group.

Note	You can edit the configuration group and add Day N modifications to the configuration group.

Create Add on CLI configuration

Create Add on CLI configuration with a user defined Feature Profile. For more information see, Configuration Groups and Feature Profiles.

Associate Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE with Cisco SD-WAN Manager

1. Once the NFVIS Config group is sucessfully created, in the What's Next area, click Associate Devices to NFV-Router-Firewall.

2. Choose and review the list of devices.

3. Click Next.

4. Choose the respective device from the Available Devices screen.

   Note	You can perform site-wise configurations and tweak the site settings based on your requirement.

5. Click Next.

6. The devices are added to the configuration group. In the device added success pop-up, click Provision Devices to check all the site parameters, connectivity and check if the device is ready for configuration. Click No, I Will Do It Later if you want to skip provisioning your devices.