Configure ztp.json with Configurator

The HPE Networking Apstra Data Center Director ZTP Configurator is a GUI for configuring the ztp.json file.

The preferred method for configuring ztp.json is with the Apstra DC Director ZTP Configurator. Using the Configurator reduces the chance of human error. The steps below show you how to access the Configurator. Refer to the ztp.json Keys page for details about all the keys.

Access the ztp.json Configurator

  1. If you're using the wizard, step 3 is to configure the ztp.json file. (You can skip this step for now and come back later to complete this configuration.) If you're not using the wizard, then from the left navigation menu of the Apstra DC Director ZTP GUI, click ztp.json
    User interface for configuring ztp.json in a network automation tool, showing a sidebar with options and a code editor displaying JSON settings for device provisioning.
    The default screen goes to the Code Editor page.
  2. Click Configurator.
    Configuration interface for editing ztp.json file with navigation menu on the left and fields for specifying NOS versions, device credentials, and additional settings. Includes Load Defaults and Save buttons.
    The Configurator page appears, which has sections for defaults and the various vendor platforms.
  3. To add a section for a platform, model, or serial number, click Additional SN/Platform/Model. To delete a section for a platform, model, or serial number, click Delete SN/Platform/Model. All sections (the ones that come preloaded and the ones you add) start with all of the possible keys for the ztp.json file. To improve visibility and readability, you can toggle to show only the fields that have been configured and hide the ones without data.
  4. Enter the relevant values for defaults, platforms, models, and serial numbers, as applicable, then click Save.

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