Add A Configuration Object - Extreme Networks ISM Provision User Manual

Network Provisioning
Detailed Steps. The following steps are a more detailed explanation of the previous
section.
To add a new device:
1 Select a folder in the Network panel
If the Network panel is not open, select it from the View menu. Once the panel is
open, click the device folder into which you will add the new device.
2 Launch the Create Device wizard
To launch the Create Device wizard, select Edit>Add>Device from the menu, or
right-click in either the Network or Properties panels and select Add>Device from
the pop-up menu. The Create Device wizard will appear.
3 Enter a device name (or IP address)
Enter the device name into the Create Device wizard. You must give the device a
unique name to identify it for ISM Provision. Use the name or IP address that you
plan to use when the device will be deployed, otherwise use a temporary name.
If possible, do not use a temporary name. Since ISM Provision uses the name as a
unique key for the device, device names cannot be directly changed. To change the
name at a later time you will need to copy the device, paste it back into the Network
panel and give it a new name, then delete the original device entry.
4 Modify the other properties
Use the drop-down list to choose the type of device and the image you plan to use.
As you make your choices, the wizard may allow other choices based on your
selections. Use the Next button to advance through the wizard choices.
If you select the Managed Device checkbox in the Create Device wizard, and fill in
the other administrative access information, the configuration you create in NIM will
overwrite the existing device configuration when changes are committed to the
server. See the section, "Change an Unmanaged Device into a Managed Device",
for more information.
5 Select Finish
When you have made all the selections for the new device, select Finish to close the
wizard.

Add a Configuration Object

Anytime you wish to add a configuration object, you will select the parent object that
you want to add the object to. For example, when you add a device, you select the
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