SD-Routing: Onboard Routing Devices to Cisco SD-WAN Manager 17.15.x
Overview
This document provides guidance to onboard the Cisco Routing devices into the enterprise SD-WAN infrastructure. These physical or virtual routing devices (also called autonomous devices) can be onboarded using one of the available methods - automated, bootstrap or manual. The document focuses on procedures to configure each of the available onboarding options, along with the use cases specific to device deployment using default pre-installed certificates or enterprise Root CA certificates.
Prerequisites
Before you begin onboarding the autonomous routing devices to the Cisco SD-WAN Manager, it is good to know the following.
What |
Why |
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An understanding of the SD-WAN architecture |
Provides an understanding of the key players and the flow of information between these components. For more information about the SD-WAN architecture, see the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Getting Started Guide here https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/routers/sd-wan/series.html . |
An understanding of Enterprise networks and the role of certificates |
Provides an understanding of how device identity is validated via certificates. There are different ways to accomplish the control component certificate signing and installation process:
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The prerequisites for all onboarding options |
The Cisco Plug and Play(PnP) Connect server at http://software.cisco.com must have the Routing device added and associated with the VBOND controller profile. This action ensures that the device is in the SD-WAN Validator's allowed list of devices. The allowed list provision file can be downloaded from the PnP portal and uploaded to the SD-WAN Manager or synchronized with the SD-WAN Manager via the Sync Smart Account option. SD-WAN Manager later distributes this allowed list to the Validator. Software Routing devices deployed in virtual environment do not have chassis or serial number. For such devices, PnP server generates a unique serial number when the software device is added in the PnP portal. Refer to Add a Routing Device to Plug and Play Connect Portal to know more about how to add devices. |
An understanding of your specific deployment scenario |
Helps to decide the best onboarding method for your requirement. based on whether you have new or existing devices. See Preferred Onboarding Options. |
Minimum ReleaseVersion |
Routing Device - Cisco IOS XE 17.12.1a and should be in Install mode for booting the device. Cisco SD-WAN - 20.12.1 |
Routing device settings |
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Routing device details |
Needed during onboarding. The factory default routing device should be able to resolve FQDN devicehelper.cisco.com and reach the Cisco cloudhosted PnP Connect server to retrieve the vBond controller information, organization-name and enterprise root-ca certificates (if using enterprise root-ca certificates).
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Supported WAN Edge Devices
The table lists the supported WAN Edge platforms and onboarding options.
Platforms |
Automated |
Bootstrap |
Manual |
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers |
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ASR1001-HX |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ASR1002-HX |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 4400 Series Integrated Services Routers |
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Cisco 4431 ISR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 4451 ISR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 4461 ISR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 4300 Series Integrated Services Routers |
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Cisco 4321 ISR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 4331 ISR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 4351 ISR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 4200 Series Integrated Services Routers |
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Cisco 4221 ISR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers |
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Cisco 1000 ISR Note ISR1100-4G/6G and ISR1100X-4G/6G do not support SD-Routing mode. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco Catalyst 8000V Series Edge Platforms |
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Cisco Catalyst 8000V |
Not applicable Note Automated onboarding is applicable only for the hardware device. |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms |
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C8200-1N-4T |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
C8200L-1N-4T |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms |
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C8300-1N1S-4T2X|6T |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
C8300-2N2S-4T2X|6T |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms |
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C8500-12X4QC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
C8500-12X |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
C8500L-8S4X |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
C8500-20X6C |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cisco Industrial Routers and Gateways |
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ESR 6300 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IR1101 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IR1800 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IR8140H |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IR8340 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Preferred Onboarding Options
Depending on your deployment scenario and the type of device, you can choose the best method for onboarding your device.
Device Type |
Preferred Onboarding Option |
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New Device |
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Hardware (Physical) Device |
Using PnP and Quick Connect |
Using Generic Bootstrap on the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager |
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Software(Virtual) Device |
Using Device Specific Bootstrap on the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager |
Existing Device |
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Hardware Device |
Manual Onboarding |
Bootstrap Onboarding |
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One Touch Provisioning |
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Software(Virtual) Device |
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Manual Onboarding |
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Chassis Number and Token CLI Onboarding |
Limitations
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Cisco SD-routing devices onboarding onto Cisco SD-WAN Manager is only supported with universalk9 images. No Payload Encryption (NPE) images are not supported.
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Cisco SD-Routing devices can only have one control connection to Cisco SD-WAN Manager from an interface with reachability to the controllers.
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Cicso SD-routing devices will not have any active connection with Cisco SD-WAN Controller.
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Dedicated management interface is not supported for the connection to the Cisco SD-WAN Manager.
Onboard a New Hardware(Physical) Routing Device Using Automated Workflow
The automated Plug-and-Play (PnP) process provides a simple, secure procedure to discover, install and provision the Routing devices to join the SD-WAN network. This method of onboarding is supported for new hardware devices that are a part of new deployments.
To onboard the autonomous Routing devices using the automated workflow, perform these steps:
Task |
Description |
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Configure the Plug and Play(PnP) Connect Portal with Routing device information |
The PnP portal is populated with device information collected from the Smart Accounts and Virtual Accounts when ordering devices from Cisco Commerce Workplace (CCW). When new devices are onboarded other than CCW, you need to first add them to the PnP portal. |
Add the autonomous Routing device to the Cisco SD-WAN Manager using Quick Connect workflow |
Auto syncs the device information from Cisco PnP portal to SD-WAN Manager. |
Complete onboarding the SD-Routing device |
The routing device initiates and establishes secure connections with the SD-WAN Manager and and SD-WAN Validator and joins the SD-WAN network. |
Verify the onboarding status of the SD-Routing device |
Verify the control connections. |
Add a Routing Device to Plug and Play Connect Portal
Ensure that you can access the Plug and Play(PnP) Connect portal and have an active Smart Account and Virtual Account. You have to also use a CCO ID that is associated as the Smart Account or Virtual Account admin of the account, on the PnP Connect portal.
The Cisco PnP portal contains a list of devices that are associated with a given controller.
To add the devices to the PnP Connect portal, perform these steps:
Step 1 | Go to software.cisco.com > Network Plug and Play > Manage Devices and log in to the Plug and Play Connect Portal. |
Step 2 | Under the Controller Profiles tab, click on Add Profile to create a profile with controller type as VBond. |
Step 3 | Enter the required profile settings in the Add Controller Profile window. |
Step 4 | If your overlay network is an Enterprise network, upload a Root CA and click Next. Note If the overlay network is Cisco PKI, you do not have to upload any certificate. |
Step 5 | Add the device to PnP Connect. In the Identify Device window enter the following:
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Step 6 | Next, choose the method to add the device. Choose one from the following options. Choose from:
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Step 7 | Select the controller profile created earlier to associate the device with the validator (Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator) controller profile. |
Step 8 | Select the Device Mode as AUTONOMOUS for the device to operate in SD-Routing mode. |
What's next
Add/Import/Sync Routing device to the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager using the Quick Connect workflow.
Add the Device in the Cisco SD-WAN Manager Using Quick Connect Workflow
To sync the Routing device information with the Cisco SD-WAN Manager, using the Quick Connect workflow, perform these steps:
Before you begin
The SD-Routing device must have been added to the PnP portal.
Step 1 | From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, go to . |
Step 2 | Add the Routing devices to the Cisco SD-WAN Manager by Sync Smart Account option. Note Ensure that you have saved your smart account credentials on the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. Go to and enter the details. You can enable the Sync Smart Account only after saving the credentials. The device is now listed under the Edge Devices. |
Step 3 | Select the device that you want to onboard and click Next. |
Step 4 | In the Add and Review Device Configuration dialog box, enter the Site-ID, System-IP (mandatory), Hostname, and click Apply. |
Step 5 | (Optional) Add a tag and click Next. |
Step 6 | Review the device details and click Onboard. The devices added in PnP Connect will be synced with Cisco SD-WAN Manager and sent to the Validator to be included in their allowed list of devices. |
Step 7 | Verify the device is added, go to .A list of SD-Routing devices in the network is displayed, showing detailed information about each router and the status as Unreachable. |
What's next
Bring up the device and verify the connection.
Bring Up the SD-Routing Device
To bring up the SD-Routing device, perform these steps:
Step 1 | Bring up the device in Day-0 state. If the device is not in Day-0 state, use either controller-mode reset or writer erase with reload option to bring it to Day-0 state. |
Step 2 | Connect the SD-Routing device wan-interface to a DHCP enabled WAN link and power it on. Ensure that the device gets the IP address over DHCP on one of the interfaces other than the Gigabit Etherner0 interface. Also, ensure that the device is reachable to devicehelper.cisco.com and the Cisco SD-WAN Validator. Note Dedicated management interface is not supported for the connection to the Cisco SD-WAN Manager. The device control connection comes up on Cisco SD-WAN Manager. |
Step 3 | Verify the control connection status on the routing device. Enter the show sd-routing system status, show sd-routing local-properties summary and the show sd-routing connections summary command Example:
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Step 4 | On the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to In Sync and Reachable. to verify that the device status is shown as |
Onboard a New Hardware(Physical) Routing Device Using Generic Bootstrap
The bootstrap file onboarding option involves adding the new hardware routing (physical) device information from the PnP portal to the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager using the Quick Connect workflow, and using the generic bootstrap file to onboard the device. Use this method in case of new deployments using new devices, where you don't have DHCP servers providing information. In such cases, the SD-WAN Manager can be used to generate a bootstrap file using which the device onboards as a SD-Routing device to the SD-WAN framework.
Ensure that your devices are added to the PnP portal. The Cisco PnP portal contains a list of devices that are associated with a given controller. Refer to Add a Routing Device to Plug and Play Connect Portal on how to add a device to the PnP portal.
To onboard the new hardware device using the bootstrap option, perform these steps:
Step 1 | Sync your device inventory. On the SD-WAN Manager, go to Workflows > Quick Connect and click Get Started. Use one of the options to add the devices: Choose from:
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Step 2 | From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose and select the device for which you want to generate the bootstrap. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the Export Bootstrap Configuration dialog box, enter the WAN Interface name and select the checkbox for SD-Routing to generate the bootstrap file. The bootstrap file contains the organization name, Cisco SD-WAN validator IP, and root-ca certificates. For the enterprise network, it will have the enterprise root-ca- certificates. Note The management interface name may vary among Cisco IOS XE device models. Specify the interface name based on the model you wish to onboard and which can reach the Cisco SD-WAN Validator and Cisco SD-WAN Manager. Check the interface on the Routing device and ensure that it has connectivity to both. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Download the generic .cfg bootstrap applicable for the hardware devices. Unzip the file and rename it as ciscosdwan.cfg. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Copy the bootstrap file to the device internal bootflash as ciscosdwan.cfg. The downloaded bootstrap file is added as a user data field and brings up the device in SD-Routing mode and establishes the connection with the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator and Cisco SD-WAN Manager. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Reload the device with controller-mode reset or writer erase with reload command to bring it to Day-0 state. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | Verify the control connection using these commands on the device: Example:
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Step 8 | On the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to In Sync and Reachable. to verify that the device status is shown as |
Onboard a New Software (Virtual) Routing Device Using Device-Specific Bootstrap
The bootstrap file onboarding option involves adding the new software routing (virtual) device information from the PnP portal to the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager using the Quick Connect workflow, and using the device-specific bootstrap file to onboard the device. Use this method in case of new deployments using new devices, where you don't have DHCP servers providing information. In such cases, the Cisco SD-WAN Manager can be used to generate a bootstrap file using which the device onboards as a SD-Routing device to the SD-WAN framework.
Ensure that your devices are added to the PnP portal. The Cisco PnP portal contains a list of devices that are associated with a given controller. Refer to Add a Routing Device to Plug and Play Connect Portal on how to add a device to the PnP portal.
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Install C8000v software on a virtual machine of your choice. For more information see Installation Requirements for Installing C8000v on a Virtual Machine
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Check the overlay network. If :
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Overlay is Cisco PKI, Symantec/Digicert, no need to add and install the Root CA certificate.
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Overlay is Enterprise, install the corresponding Root CA and signed certificate using the command.
You do not have to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and sign it. The CSR will be generated when you activate the device using the token.Router# request platform software sd-routing root-cert-chain install bootflash:cacert.pem
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To onboard the new SD-Routing SW device using the bootstrap option, perform these steps:
Step 1 | Sync your device inventory. On the SD-WAN Manager, go to Workflows > Quick Connect and click Get Started. Use one of the options to add the devices: Choose from:
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Step 2 | If you are using enterprise certificates, go to Enterprise Root Certificate and paste the enterprise root-cert. This ensures that you have the enterprise root-cert in the bootstrap file. and select | ||||||
Step 3 | Go to and select the device for which you want to generate the bootstrap. | ||||||
Step 4 | Click ... at the right pane of the window and choose Generate Bootstrap Configuration and specify one or more valid ethernet interfaces. If enterprise certificates are being used, include the information in the provided field. Note Ensure that the DHCP is enabled on the selected interface and is reachable to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator and Cisco SD-WAN Manager. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click OK and download the .cfg file on the device. The following example shows a sample file type. Example:
This .cfg file includes all the information to onboard the C8000v device on a hypervisor or a cloud platform such as AWS or Azure. In the AWS EC2 console, upload the .cfg file or copy paste the contents of the file in the User Data field. If you are onboarding C8000v on Azure, copy paste the contents of the .cfg file in the Custom Data field. Proceed with the prompts displayed on the screen to complete the process of deploying C8000v on a cloud platform. To onboard C8000v on a hypervisor, proceed with step 6. | ||||||
Step 6 | Convert the downloaded file to a consumable form for the virtual machine. Create a disk image from the file using the following command: Example:
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Step 7 | Mount the c8000v_config.iso as an additional disk during creation of the Cisco Catalyst 8000V virtual machine by using the following steps:
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Step 8 | Verify the control connection using these commands on the device: Example:
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Step 9 | On the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to In Sync and Reachable. to verify that the device status is shown as |
Onboard an Existing Hardware(Physical) Routing Device Manually
This onboarding option involves manually adding the hardware routing device information from the PnP portal to the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager using the Quick Connect workflow and onboarding the routing device by applying additional configurations on the routing device. Use this method when the device is isolated, or the Cisco SD-WAN Manager instance is unable to connect with the Cisco PnP portal or you do not want to use the auto sync option which requires you to sync your Smart Account with Cisco SD-WAN Manager. You need to stop the PnP discovery and ensure that device has got startup configuration(or any configuration) and is not in Day-0 state.
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Ensure that your devices are added to the PnP portal. The Cisco PnP portal contains a list of devices that are associated with a given controller. Refer to Add a Routing Device to Plug and Play Connect Portal on how to add a device to the PnP portal.
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Check the overlay network. If :
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Overlay is Ciscopki, Symantec/Digicert, no need to add install Root CA.
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Overlay is Enterprise network, install the corresponding Root CA and signed certificates using the command.
Router# request platform software sd-routing root-cert-chain install bootflash:cacert.pem
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To onboard the hardware Routing devices manually, perform these steps:
Step 1 | Sync your device inventory. On the SD-WAN Manager, go to Workflows > Quick Connect and click Get Started. Use one of the options to add the devices: Choose from:
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Step 2 | Configure the minimum parameters on the Routing device to enable the control connection with the Cisco SD-WAN Manager. Example:
Note Ensure that the interface is configured with a static IP address or through DHCP. It must have IP reachability to both the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager and Cisco Catalyst Validator. Also, the interface must be in no shut state. Control connections are established between the routing device, validator and Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | Verify the control connection using these commands on the SD-Routing device: Example:
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Step 4 | On Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to In Sync and Reachable. and verify the device status is shown as |
What's next
See Running Configuration - To do so, click (…) next to device and launch the menu.
Monitor Device - To do so, go to
, select device, click (…) to launch menu and see Alarms, Events, Troubleshoot etc.Onboard an Existing Hardware(Physical) Routing Device Using Bootstrap
The bootstrap process involves generating a bootstrap configuration file that loads from a bootable USB drive or from internal boot flash of a device that supports SD-Routing. When the device powers up, it adds the SD-Routing configuration to the existing configuration and comes up in the network without reloading the device.
You should stop the PnP discovery. The device must have either a start-up configuration or any configuration and the should not be in Day-0 state. Note that this method also works with Routing devices that had already been added to Cisco PnP SA/VA.
To onboard the existing hardware (physical) device using the bootstrap option, perform these steps:
Step 1 | Sync your device inventory. On the SD-WAN Manager, go to Workflows > Quick Connect and click Get Started. Use one of the options to add the devices: Choose from:
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Step 2 | From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose and select the device for which you want to generate the bootstrap. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the Export Bootstrap Configuration dialog box, enter the WAN Interface name to generate the bootstrap file. The bootstrap file contains the organization name, Cisco SD-WAN Validator IP, and Root-CA certificates. For the enterprise network, it will have the enterprise Root-CA certificates. Note The management interface name may vary among Cisco IOS XE device models. Specify the interface name based on the model you wish to onboard and which can reach the Cisco SD-WAN Validator and Cisco SD-WAN Controller. Check the interface on the Routing device and ensure that it has connectivity to both. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Download the generic .cfg bootstrap applicable for the hardware devices. Unzip the file and rename it as ciscosdwan.cfg. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Copy the bootstrap file to the device internal bootflash as ciscosdwan.cfg. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Enter the sd-routing bootstrap load bootflash:ciscosdwan.cfg command on the Routing device. Example:Router# sd-routing bootstrap load bootflash:ciscosdwan.cfg Located the file. Beginning to extract the data Extraction summary -Organization name - "testb2" -Interface - GigabitEthernet0/0/0 -vbond - 99.99.1.51 Successfully extracted root-cert info Do you want to proceed and apply extracted parameters to enable sd-routing feature?? (yes/[no]): yes Successfully configured bootstrap extracted parameters Router# *May 10 08:56:11.159: %SYS-5-CONFIG_P: Configured programmatically by process Exec from console as console *May 10 09:05:11.751: %DMI-5-AUTH_PASSED: R0/0: dmiauthd: User 'vmanage-admin' authenticated successfully from 201.201.201.1:41902 for netconf over ssh. External groups This brings up the device in SD-Routing mode and establishes the connection with the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator and Cisco SD-WAN Manager. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | Verify the control connection using these commands on the device: Example:
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Step 8 | On the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to In Sync and Reachable. It also shows up on as a SD-Routing device. to verify that the device status is shown as |
Onboard an Existing Hardware(Physical) Routing Device Using One Touch Provisioning
This task provides instructions for onboarding the Routing devices to the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager using One Touch Provisioning. One Touch Provisioning eliminates the need to add the Routing device to Cisco PnP SA/VA and to sync or upload the device list to Catalyst SD-WAN Manager prior to onboarding the device. Use this method if you have large network with a number of existing devices. Ensure that you stop the PnP discovery before you start onboarding the devices.
To perform one touch provisioning for a device, follow these steps:
Step 1 | On the SD-Routing device to be onboarded, enter the following commands. Example:
This action initiates the communication with the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator and the device is added to the list. |
Step 2 | On the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to Validate the uploaded vEdge List and send to controllers check box. page, verify the device serial number and claim the SD-Routing device by checking theThis moves the device from the Unclaimed WAN Edges category to the WAN Edges List category and lets the SD-Routing device establish the control connection with the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager and complete the onboarding process. |
Step 3 | Verify the control connection to the Cisco SD- WAN Manager by using these commands on the SD-Routing device: Example:
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Step 4 | On the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to In Sync and Reachable. to verify that the device status is shown as |
Onboard an Existing Software(Virtual) Routing Device Manually
This onboarding option involves manually adding the software(virtual) routing device information from the PnP portal to the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager using the Quick Connect workflow and onboarding the routing device by applying additional configurations on the routing device.
Ensure that your devices are added to the PnP portal. The Cisco PnP portal contains a list of devices that are associated with a given controller. Refer to Add a Routing Device to Plug and Play Connect Portal on how to add a device to the PnP portal. PnP discovery for this device should be stopped. The device should have startup configurations, and not be in Day-0 state.
To onboard the existing software Routing devices manually, perform these steps:
Step 1 | Sync your device inventory. On the SD-WAN Manager, go to Workflows > Quick Connect and click Get Started. Use one of the options to add the devices: Choose from:
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Step 2 | On the routing device, configure the minimum parameters to enable control connection to Cisco SD-WAN Manager. Example:
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Step 3 | Verify that the feature is enabled by checking the status of the vdaemon. Example:
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Step 4 | Cisco devices are loaded with PKI and Symantec root-certificates by default. If your overlay network is for an Enterprise, you need to install the Enterprise Root Certificate. Copy the root certificate from the Certificate Authority (CA) to Cisco 8000v. Enter the following commands. scp root-ca-chain.crt cisco@<c8kv>:root-ca-chain.crt and the request platform software controller-managed root-cert-chain install<path-to-root-cert> command. Example:
Example:
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Step 5 | Install the client enterprise certificates. |
Step 6 | Verify the installation status of the certificates. Example:
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Step 7 | When you install the client certificate using the CLI, or if you had to redo the CSR generation and certificate installation due to any reason, ensure that you add the device information to the Cisco SD-WAN Manager for it to start control connections with the Cisco SD-WAN Manager . The steps are outlined below. |
Step 8 | Verify the control connection status on the SD-Routing device. Example:
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Step 9 | On Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to In Sync and Reachable. and verify the device status is shown as |
Onboard an Existing Software(Virtual) Routing Device by Activating the Chassis Using the Token
This onboarding option involves adding the virtual routing device information from the PnP portal to the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager using the Quick Connect workflow (either SyncSmart or serial.viptela file) and onboarding the routing device by activating the token.
This method is supported only on Cisco SD-WAN virtual devices (Cisco c8000v).
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Ensure that you have saved your smart account credentials on the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. You can do this on the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager by going to
. This will be used later to sync your Smart Account or Virtual account information in Cisco SD-WAN Manager. -
Check the overlay network. If :
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Overlay is Ciscopki, Symantec/Digicert, no need to add and install the Root CA certificate.
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Overlay is Enterprise, install the corresponding Root CA and signed certificate using the command.
You do not have to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and sign it. The CSR will be generated when you activate the device using the token.Router# request platform software sd-routing root-cert-chain install bootflash:cacert.pem
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To onboard the device by activating the chassis number, perform these steps:
Step 1 | Sync your device inventory. On the SD-WAN Manager, go to Workflows > Quick Connect and click Get Started. Use one of the options to add the devices: Choose from:
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Step 2 | On the Routing device, run the following commands to apply the minimum configuration. Example:
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Step 3 | Go to the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose and get the UUID and One Time Password (OTP) of the device you want to onboard. |
Step 4 | To override the chassis number that is generated by the virtual device, run the CLI command on the virtual Routing device. Example:
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Step 5 | Verify the control connection status on the Routing device using these commands: Example:
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Step 6 | On the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, navigate to In Sync and Reachable. to verify that the SD-Routing device status is shown as |
Troubleshoot Onboarding Issues
The following lists the common problems and resolution related to onboarding routing devices. If your solution is not listed here, we recommend that you raise a support ticket at Cisco Support.
Mandatory checks on your device
Possible Cause sd-routing feature is not enabled
Solution Verify device operating mode
Router#show version | include mode
cisco ASR1002-HX (2KH) processor (revision 2KH) with 6756077K/6147K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FXS2304Q345
Router operating mode: Autonomous (SD-Routing)
Crypto Hardware Module present
8 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
8 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
32768K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16777216K bytes of physical memory.
29401087K bytes of eUSB flash at bootflash:.
Solution Verify if confd is started.
Router#show platform software yang-management process state
Confd Status: Started
Process Status State
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nesd Running Active
syncfd Running Active
ncsshd Running Not Applicable
dmiauthd Running Active
nginx Running Not Applicable
ndbmand Running Active
pubd Running Active
Solution Verify if vdaemon is started.
Router#show platform software process list r0 name vdaemon
Name: vdaemon
Process id : 29075
Parent process id: 29070
Group id : 29075
Status : S
Session id : 8829
User time : 263002
Kernel time : 347183
Priority : 20
Virtual bytes : 405110784
Resident pages : 12195
Resident limit : 18446744073709551615
Minor page faults: 716496
Major page faults: 9130
Solution Verify using show commands
Router#show sd-routing local-properties summary
personality vedge
sp-organization-name vIPtela Inc Regression
organization-name vIPtela Inc Regression
root-ca-chain-status Installed
root-ca-crl-status Not-Installed
certificate-status Installed
certificate-validity Valid
certificate-not-valid-before May 8 17:49:38 2023 GMT
certificate-not-valid-after May 7 17:49:38 2024 GMT
enterprise-cert-status Not Applicable
enterprise-cert-validity Not Applicable
enterprise-cert-not-valid-before Not Applicable
enterprise-cert-not-valid-after Not Applicable
dns-name vbond
site-id 100
tls-port 0
system-ip 172.16.255.11
chassis-num/unique-id C8K-7d921537-5402-4c3c-a3b5-a273dafc44d9
serial-num 12345707
subject-serial-num N/A
enterprise-serial-num Not Applicable
token Invalid
keygen-interval 0:02:00:00
retry-interval 0:00:00:19
no-activity-exp-interval 0:00:00:20
dns-cache-ttl 0:00:02:00
port-hopped FALSE
time-since-last-port-hop 0:00:00:00
embargo-check success
number-vbond-peers 2
number-active-wan-interfaces 1
wan-interface and IP is not reachable
Possible Cause The wan-interface does not have a valid IP address.
Solution Verfiy wan-interface state and IP. Use the command
Router#show sd-routing local-properties wan ipv4
PUBLIC PUBLIC PRIVATE PRIVATE
INTERFACE IPv4 PORT IPv4 PORT STATE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GigabitEthernet2 10.0.5.11 12386 10.0.5.11 12386 up
Solution Ensure the wan-interface has a valid IP address and is in UP state.
Cisco Validator related issues
Possible Cause The routing device is not associated with the Cisco Validator (vBond).
Solution Verfiy Cisco Validator(vBond) information
Router#show sd-routing local-properties vbond
INDEX IP PORT
--------------------------------------------------------
0 10.0.12.26 12346
1 2001:a0:c::1a 12346
Solution Ensure that the sd-routing device is connected to atleast one Validator.
Troubleshoot control connection issues
Solution Use the following commands to check the connection status on the routing device.
Router#show sd-routing connections ?
detail Display connections in detail
history Control connections history
summary Display connections summary
Problem sd-routing connections summary command is empty
Possible Cause Possibly no connection to SD-WAN Manager
Solution Use the following command to check the connection status on the routing device.
Solution If there are no active connections , there will be no output from the CLI
Router#show sd-routing connections summary
Router#
Solution If there are active connections, the view below indicates that.
Router#show sd-routing connections summary
PEER PEER
PEER PEER PEER SITE PEER PRIV PEER PUB
TYPE PROT SYSTEM IP ID PRIVATE IP PORT PUBLIC IP PORT STATE UPTIME
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
vmanage dtls 172.16.255.22 200 10.0.12.22 12446 10.0.12.22 12446 up 0:00:14:58
Solution Use the following command to check the connection status on the routing device.
Router# sh sd-routing connections history
PEER PEER
PEER PEER PEER SITE PEER PRIVATE PEER PUBLIC LOCAL REMOTE REPEAT
TYPE PROTOCOL SYSTEM IP ID PRIVATE IP PORT PUBLIC IP PORT STATE ERROR ERROR COUNT DOWNTIME
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
vmanage dtls 172.16.255.22 200 10.0.12.22 12446 10.0.12.22 12446 tear_down DISTLOC NOERR 0 2023-04-26T17:08:13+0000
vbond dtls 0.0.0.0 0 2001:a0:c::1a 12346 2001:a0:c::1a 12346 connect DCONFAIL NOERR 18 2023-04-25T01:04:08+0000
vbond dtls 0.0.0.0 0 10.0.12.26 12346 10.0.12.26 12346 connect DCONFAIL NOERR 8 2023-04-25T00:59:09+0000
Problem show sd-routing connections history command shows no output
Possible Cause Possibly no connection with Validator
Solution Use ping vbond command on routing device and verify reachability to Validator
Router#ping vbond
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 2001:A0:C::1A, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 28/29/30 ms
Router#
DTLS Connection Failure (DCONFAIL)
This is one of the common issues of control connectivity that does not come up. Probable causes include a firewall or some other connectivity issues.
Possible Cause It could be that some or all packets are dropped/filtered somewhere. The example with larger ones is given in tcpdump
results here.
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Possible Cause The next hop (NH) router is not reachable.
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Possible Cause The default gateway is not installed in the Routing Information Base (RIB).
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Possible Cause The Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) port is not open in the controllers.
Solution Check ARP table for Default GW
Router# show arp
Solution Ping default GW
ping <...>
Solution Ping Google DNS
ping 8.8.8.8
Solution Ping vBond if ICMP is allowed on vBond
ping <vBond IP>
Solution Traceroute to vBond DNS
traceroute <...>
Board-ID not Initialized (BIDNTPR)
This is one of the common issues of control connectivity that does not come up. Probable causes include a firewall or some other connectivity issues.
Possible Cause Indicates that the routing device chassis-num/unique-id/serial number is rejected by the Validator
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Possible Cause The next hop (NH) router is not reachable.
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Possible Cause The default gateway is not installed in the Routing Information Base (RIB).
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Possible Cause The Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) port is not open in the controllers.
Solution Check routing device serial number
Router#show sd-routing certificate serial
Chassis number: C8K-b596f134-0fa6-445f-9275-23f76ba90de0 serial number: 12345707 Subject S/N: N/A
Solution Ensure that this information is present in the list of valid routing devices for Cisco Validator.
vBond# show orchestrator valid-vedges
HARDWARE
INSTALLED SUBJECT
SERIAL SERIAL
CHASSIS NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER VALIDITY ORG NUMBER NUMBER
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C8K-AA079CA1-C141-4AC6-9B76-05864005F94E 12345707 valid vIPtela Inc Regression N/A N/A N/A
Solution If an entry does not exist for the Routing device, ensure that you have
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Solution Added the routing device to the Smart Account
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Solution Uploaded the information to the SD-WAN Manager
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Solution Pushed this information to the Validator through
Solution If it does exist, check for duplicate entries in the valid vEdge table and engage the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to troubleshoot this further.
Serial Number(s) not Present (CRTREJSER, BIDNTVRFD)
Indicates that the routing device chassis-num/unique-id/serial number is rejected by the Validator and the control connections fail.
Possible Cause Mismatch of information between the device and the controller
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Solution Verify the chassis-id/serial-num on the routing device. Use the
Router#show sd-routing local-properties summary
command to get the information and verify it in Validator withvBond#show orchestrator valid-vedges
command. -
Solution If there is a mismatch, verify the correct information and upload to Smart Account or SD-WAN Manager
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Solution Verify that the Organization Name used by the device and controller is the same
Certificate related issues
Indicates that the routing device chassis-num/unique-id/serial number is rejected by the Validator and the control connections fail.
Possible Cause Mismatch of information between the device and the controller
Solution Use the following commands to view the certificates and identify the issues
Router#show sd-routing certificate installed
Router#show sd-routing certificate root-ca-cert
Router#show sd-routing certificate serial
Router#show logging process vdaemon internal
Debugging Control Connection Issues using Logs
Solution Use the following commands to view the vdaemon btrace logs and identify the issues
Router#show logging process vdaemon internal
Logging display requested on 2023/05/09 14:38:32 (UTC) for Hostname: [vm1], Model: [C8000V], Version: [17.13.01], SN: [9HP3SG7HKUU], MD_SN: [SSI130300YK]
Displaying logs from the last 0 days, 0 hours, 10 minutes, 0 seconds
executing cmd on chassis local ...
Unified Decoder Library Init .. DONE
Found 1 UTF Streams
2023/05/09 14:29:18.917119471 {vdaemon_R0-0}{255}: [vdaemon-cert] [18612]: (note): Validating certificate.. ou_check enabled
2023/05/09 14:29:18.917189711 {vdaemon_R0-0}{255}: [bss] [18612]: (note): not found "/C=US/CN=b6ebad1f-43b6-4900-b355-e699449c84ac/O=Cisco Systems":307542112 at idx -1
2023/05/09 14:29:18.917387747 {vdaemon_R0-0}{255}: [bss] [18612]: (note): x509_verify_cert Success crl_loaded 0
2023/05/09 14:29:18.993555137 {vdaemon_R0-0}{255}: [vdaemon-cert] [18612]: (note): Validating certificate.. ou_check enabled
2023/05/09 14:29:18.993572400 {vdaemon_R0-0}{255}: [bss] [18612]: (note): not found "/C=US/CN=b6ebad1f-43b6-4900-b355-e699449c84ac/O=Cisco Systems":307542112 at idx -1
Request Tech Support
You can use request tech-support command on the routing device to generate a tar file containing logs, core and show command output.
Router#request tech-support
11:51:06.396 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : Collecting 'show tech-support'...
11:51:42.549 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : 'show tech-support' collected successfully!
11:51:43.798 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : Collecting binary traces...
11:51:43.965 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : Binary traces collected successfully!
11:51:43.967 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : Collecting platform-dependent files...
11:52:39.007 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : Platform-dependent files collected successfully!
11:52:39.013 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : Generating tech-support bundle...
11:52:46.873 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : Tech-support bundle file bootflash:core/vm1-debug_bundle_20230720-115143-UTC.tar.gz [size: 22358 KB]
11:52:46.873 UTC Thu Jul 20 2023 : Tech-support bundle generated successfully!
Router#dir bootflash:/core
Directory of bootflash:/core/
186 -rw- 10849 Jul 20 2023 11:52:46 +00:00 vm1-debug_bundle_20230720-115143-UTC-info.txt
192 -rw- 22893633 Jul 20 2023 11:52:44 +00:00 vm1-debug_bundle_20230720-115143-UTC.tar.gz
38 drwx 4096 Jul 18 2023 20:33:36 +00:00 modules
5173313536 bytes total (3922272256 bytes free)
vm1#
The *.txt file contains the listing of all the files bundled into the tar.gz