Site Deployment for WAN Services

Context

USB-based deployment enables CPEs to connect to the WAN, register with iMaster NCE-Campus, and go online. RR sites and edge sites in EVPN tunnel mode can be deployed in this mode.

A network administrator sets ZTP parameters on iMaster NCE-Campus, and iMaster NCE-Campus generates a ZTP file based on the site configuration. The ZTP file can be converted into a configuration file through the IniConverter tool and imported to a USB flash drive for USB-based deployment.

• For CPEs with ESNs, the ZTP file can be converted into a configuration file for multiple CPEs. Batch USB-based deployment is supported.

• For CPEs without ESNs, the ZTP file can be converted into a configuration file for only one CPE. Batch USB-based deployment is not supported.

• A URL encryption key is contained in the configuration file generated using the IniConverter tool. To prevent the key from being leaked, it is strongly recommended that the device administrator use a keystroke encryption USB flash drive or fingerprint encryption USB flash drive for deployment. During deployment, keep the USB flash drive with the deployment configuration file secure. After the deployment is complete, delete the deployment configuration file in a timely manner.
• If the ZTP file contains configuration data of multiple CPEs, the IniConverter tool use ESNs of CPEs to differentiate CPEs. In this case, the ZTP file must contain ESNs of CPEs. If the ZTP file contains configuration data of only one CPE, the ZTP file does not need to contain the CPE's ESN.

Prerequisites

• The ZTP settings have been completed.
• The IniConverter tool for generating configuration files is available. Contact Huawei engineers to obtain this tool.

Procedure

1. Choose Provision > Physical Network > ZTP from the main menu.
2. Click the ZTP tab. The WAN-side link configuration page is displayed.
3. On the ZTP Configuration page that is displayed, click Download ZTP File.
4. In the Download ZTP File dialog box, select the site to be deployed and click .
5. Click OK. The system generates ZTP_xxx.csv file and the file is then automatically downloaded to the browser's default download path.
6. Use IniConverter to convert the ZTP file to a configuration file.

   1. Drag the downloaded ZTP_xxx.csv file to the IniConverter tool.

   2. Set Password to the value of URL encryption key, which has been set on the Global Parameters page.

   3. Click Generate ini file, and save the configuration file as ZTP.ini.

7. Create an index file.

   Create a text file named USB_AR.ini and edit the file.

   During USB-based deployment, the CPE where the USB flash drive is installed matches its own ESN against the ESN field in the index file. If it matches, the configuration in the CONFIG field of the configuration file in the USB flash drive is added to the CPE.

   BEGIN AR 
   [USB CONFIG] 
   SN=20180408.070632 
   EMS_ONLINE_STATE=NO 
   [UPGRADE INFO] 
   OPTION=AUTO 
   DEVICENUM=1 
   [DEVICE1 DESCRIPTION] 
   OPTION=OK 
   ESN=DEFAULT 
   MAC=DEFAULT 
   VERSION=DEFAULT 
   DIRECTORY=DEFAULT 
   FILENUM=1 
   TYPE1=SYSTEM-CONFIG-LITE
   FILENAME1=ZTP.ini 
   END AR

   Table 6-84 Fields in the index file

   Field	Description
   BEGIN AR	Start flag of the index file. This field cannot be modified.
   USB CONFIG	USB flash drive configuration. This field cannot be modified.
   SN	Time when the index file is edited, in the YearMonthDay.HourMinuteSecond format. For example, if the index file is edited at 07:06:32 on April 8, 2018, this field is 20180408.070632.
   EMS_ONLINE_STATE	Whether the NMS is online. This field has a fixed value NO, indicating that the NMS is offline. This field cannot be modified.
   UPGRADE INFO	Upgrade information header. This field cannot be modified.
   OPTION	Upgrade mode flag. This field has a fixed value AUTO.
   DEVICENUM	Number of devices to be upgraded using this index file. This field has a fixed value 1 and cannot be modified. NOTE: This field cannot be modified because the number of devices to be upgraded is not displayed in the index file but specified by the FILENAME1 field.
   DEVICE1 DESCRIPTION	Description information header of device 1.
   OPTION	Whether USB-based deployment is required for the device. This field has a fixed value OK, indicating that USB-based deployment is required. This field cannot be modified.
   ESN	Serial number of a device. This field has a fixed value DEFAULT, indicating that the index file is applicable to all devices. This field cannot be modified.
   MAC	MAC address of a device. This field has a fixed value DEFAULT, indicating that the index file is applicable to all devices. This field cannot be modified.
   VERSION	Version number after the upgrade. NOTE: The factory version is used in USB-based deployment by default. This field is meaningless but cannot be left blank.
   DIRECTORY	Path for storing deployment files. This field has a fixed value DEFAULT, indicating that the deployment files are stored in the root directory of the USB flash drive. This field cannot be modified.
   FILENUM	Number of files to be loaded. This field has a fixed value 1, indicating that only the system software needs to be loaded to the device. This field cannot be modified.
   TYPE1	Upgrade file type. This field has a fixed value SYSTEM-CONFIG-LITE, indicating that only the configuration file used in streamlined USB-based deployment needs to be loaded to the device. This field cannot be modified.
   FILENAME1	Name of the configuration file used for USB-based deployment. NOTE: Ensure that the file name is the same as that used in USB-based deployment.
   END AR	End flag of the index file. This field cannot be modified.

8. Save the index file USB_AR.ini and configuration file ZTP.ini to the root directory of the USB flash drive.
9. Perform USB-based deployment.

   1. Power on the CPE. The CPE starts successfully.

   2. Install the prepared USB flash drive to the USB port on the CPE. The CPE automatically starts the USB-based deployment process.

   3. During deployment, the CPE obtains the configuration file from the USB flash drive based on the index file and saves it to the CPE's default storage medium. The deployment configuration in the configuration file is delivered to the CPE if its ESN matches. The CPE then saves the configuration to the configuration file for next startup.

   4. Observe the USB indicator on the CPE to check the USB-based deployment progress. After USB-based deployment succeeds, remove the USB flash drive.

      • If the indicator is steady yellow, the USB-based deployment has not started yet and the interface card is to be registered.

      Only the AR1610-X6 supports the status that the indicator is steady yellow.

      • If the indicator is blinking green, USB-based deployment is ongoing.

      • If the indicator is steady green, USB-based deployment is successful.

      • If the indicator is steady red, USB-based deployment fails.

Context

CPEs of different models connect to the DHCP server through specified interfaces to implement DHCP-based deployment.

Prerequisites

• A site has been created. For details, see "Creating a Site" in Network Design.
• A DHCP server has been configured. The Option 148 field carries the information about iMaster NCE-Campus (southbound IP address and registration port information).

Procedure

1. Log in to iMaster NCE-Campus and choose Design > Site Agile Deployment > Device Management from the main menu to check the device status. On the displayed page, the status of the devices is Unregistered.

2. Choose Provision > Physical Network > ZTP from the main menu.
3. Click the ZTP tab page. The configuration page for WAN-side links is displayed.
4. Select a site for which you need to configure the network access mode.
   1. Click the Not Activated or All tab on the left.
   2. Click on the left of the site template to display sites that use the same template.
   3. Click a site for which you need to configure the network access mode.

5. Configure the WAN-side links for the site.
   1. Click the WAN Link tab.
   2. Set Select ZTP Mode to DHCP. Then, devices can connect to the DHCP server and register with iMaster NCE-Campus to complete deployment.
   3. Select the link to be configured and click in the Operation column.
   4. On the Settings tab page, set parameters of the WAN-side link according to the interface type.

   5. Click OK.
   6. Click Apply. After WAN links are configured, the icon next to the site is displayed as .

6. Wait 1 to 2 minutes and check the deployment result.

   Choose Design > Site Agile Deployment > Device Management from the main menu. Find the deployed CPEs and check their statuses.

   1. (Optional) If Mode is set to Device Model when you add a device, check whether the ESN of the device has been identified. Otherwise, skip this step.
   2. If Status is Normal, the device has registered with iMaster NCE-Campus and goes online successfully.

Prerequisites

1. The system administrator has configured a registration center on iMaster NCE-Campus.
2. The tenant administrator has performed the following operations:
   1. A DHCP server address pool has been configured, and devices can automatically obtain the IP address of iMaster NCE-Campus using DHCP.
   2. DNS has been configured. Devices can resolve the IP address corresponding to the domain name of the registration query center.
   3. ZTP has been configured.
   4. Time synchronization for sites has been configured.

Procedure

1. Log in to iMaster NCE-Campus and choose Design > Site Agile Deployment > Devices Management from the main menu to check the device status. On the displayed page, the status of the devices is Unregistered.

   Ensure that the devices to be deployed have been added to the site. Devices that are not added to the site cannot register and go online.

2. After a device is powered on and connected to the network, hold down the reset button on the device for more than five seconds. The device automatically accesses Huawei registration center to obtain the IP address of iMaster NCE-Campus.
3. Wait one to two minutes and check the deployment result. Delays may occur if any problem occurs. The waiting time varies depending on actual conditions.

   Choose Design > Site Agile Deployment > Devices Management on the main menu of iMaster NCE-Campus. Find the devices deployed and check their status.

   1. (Optional) If Mode is set to Device Model when adding a device, check whether the device ESN has been identified. Otherwise, skip this step.
   2. If a device is in Normal status, it has registered with iMaster NCE-Campus and goes online.

Procedure

1. Choose Maintenance > Configuration Maintenance > Configuration Result from the main menu. Select a site.
2. If Successful is displayed in the Device Configuration Status column for all records, the site deployment is successful.

   After the email deployment, iMaster NCE-Campus delivers site configurations to CPEs. If network flapping occurs during this period, the configuration delivered to the CPEs may be lost. You are advised to click Re-delivery upon failure to re-deliver the site configuration to the CPEs.

   If the value of Device Configuration Status is not Successful, rectify the fault according to "WAN Service Configuration Delivery Fails" in the Troubleshooting Guide.