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Update Connectivity Template Assignments

You can assign connectivity templates that have an active Assign button. These include connectivity templates in the Ready or Assigned status. (Incomplete status means that more configuration is required.) You can assign connectivity points directly from connectivity template(s) or from application endpoints.

From Connectivity Templates

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Connectivity Templates and click the Assign button (in the Actions section on the right) for the connectivity template to assign, or select multiple connectivity templates, to the left of the CT name, then click the Assign button that appears above the table.
    User interface for managing connectivity templates with tabs for navigation, a table listing templates by name, description, tags, primitives, status, and actions, plus options to assign, edit, or delete templates.

    The available fabric application endpoints appears in the dialog that opens.

  2. Click boxes on the connectivity template column to assign the connectivity template to the application endpoint. The Tags column shows the tags that are applied to each available application point. You can click the Query dialog to search by tags or labels.

    You can use "bulk actions" to select multiple "children" application endpoints.

  3. Click Assign to complete the connectivity template assignments.
  4. You can view application endpoints in Table view. From the table view, you can filter application endpoints by pod, rack, node, applied connectivity templates, or tags. You can also copy/paste connectivity template assignments from the table view.

From Application Endpoints

  1. You can access the application endpoints dialog from multiple places:

    • From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Connectivity Templates and click Application Endpoints.

      User interface of a network management platform with Staged tab active, highlighting Connectivity Templates and Application Endpoints.

    • From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical >Topology, click a node, click the check box for the node, then click Manage Connectivity Templates

      Network topology diagram with tabs for Dashboard, Analytics, Staged, Uncommitted, Active, Time Voyager, and options for Physical, Virtual, Policies, Catalog, Tasks, Connectivity Templates, and Fabric Settings. Nodes labeled spine1, spine2, sys001, racks with leaf nodes, and system nodes. Filters for Selected Rack and Node with Expand Nodes and Show Links customization. Layer set to Uncommitted Changes.

      Network management interface showing tabs for different states, a topology with spine1 node, and options for node configuration.

    • From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Nodes, click the name of a node, click the check box for the node, then click Manage Connectivity Templates.

      Screenshot of a network tool showing the Nodes tab with devices listed. Spine1, marked with a red arrow, is highlighted. Deploy mode is active for spine1 and spine2. Yellow label shows uncommitted changes filter.

      Network management interface showing tabs for different states, a topology with spine1 node, and options for node configuration.

  2. You can click the + button to add a column for multiple connectivity templates.
  3. You can then query and select the desired assignment combination of connectivity templates and application endpoints.
  4. After a connectivity template is applied, its configuration may require additional resources in the blueprint. For example, if you're adding Layer 3 links to connect a generic system (such as an external router), you must assign Generic Link IPs.
  5. You can view as a Table view. From the table view, you can filter application endpoints by pod, rack, node, applied connectivity templates, or tags. You can also copy/paste connectivity template assignments from the table view.

Force Assign VN Templates

When a virtual network (single) or virtual network (multiple) template is already assigned to a port and you want to assign a new VN template, you’ll receive a validation error indicating that the port already has a VN template assigned to it. As of version 4.0.1 you can force assign the new VN template, which automatically unassigns the existing VN template(s) and assigns the new one(s) on the selected port(s). You don’t need to manually unassign the existing VN template.

To force assign VN templates, from the CT assignment screen, click Remove all conflicts, then click Assign.