Bulk Add Devices as Data Sources

You can bulk upload network devices, such as routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls in

VMware Aria Operations for Networks

and add those uploaded devices as data sources.

To add multiple network devices at once, you need to add the necessary information related to the network devices in a CSV file and upload the file in

VMware Aria Operations for Networks

Download the sample

.csv

file from

VMware Aria Operations for Networks

and add the details mentioned in the

.csv

file. The sample

.csv

file contains all the fields that you need to use to bulk upload your network devices, along with examples for each field. To know how to download the sample

.csv

file, see #GUID-CC4695A1-6076-47E4-98B8-EBECC2DD43D7_STEP_2923F168-5715-473B-B27B-E87E0D5A7514-en.

The

.CSV

file must have information in the following fields:

CSV Fields
Field Name	Description	Importance
datasource_type	The type or category of the data source. See the sample .csv for accepted values.	Mandatory
ip	IP address of the data source. You need to add either IP address or FQDN.	Mandatory
fqdn	FQDN of the data source. You need to add either IP address or FQDN.	Mandatory
usersname	User name of the device.	Mandatory
password	Password of the device.	Mandatory
nickname	Any nick name that you want to give to the device.	Mandatory
notes	Any additional info that you want to add as a note.	Optional
snmp_version	SNMP version that you want to use. Valid entries are v2c, v3.	Optional
snmp_community_string	SNMP v2 community string. If you use SNMP Version as v2c, snmp_community_string is a mandatory field.	Optional
snmp_username	SNMP user name. If you use SNMP version as v3, snmp_username is a mandatory field.	Optional
snmp_context_name	Context name for the SNMP.	Optional
snmp_auth_type	SNMP Authentication Type. You can leave this field blank if SNMP Authentication Type is not available. Valid entries are MD5, SHA.	Optional
snmp_auth_password	SNMP Authentication Password. If you use SNMP Version as v3 and authentication type is MD5 or SHA, snmp_auth_password is a mandatory field.	Optional
snmp_privacy_type	SNMP Privacy Type. You can leave this field blank if SNMP privacy type is not available. Valid entries are DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, or AES256.	Optional
snmp_privacy_password	SNMP Privacy password. Required only if SNMP Version is v3 and privacy type is present.	Optional
polling_interval_in_mins	Polling interval details in minutes.	Mandatory
collector_ip	IP address of the collector that you want to use for the device.	Mandatory

To bulk add the network devices, do the following steps:

From the left navigation pane, go to

Settings

Accounts and Data Sources

In the

Data Source

tab, from the drop-down menu located in the top-right corner, select

Bulk add devices

In the

Add physical devices in bulk from file

page, click download sample file.

You must update all the required field in the

.CSV

file. See Mandatory fields.

Click

Browse

and upload the

.CSV

file that has all the details related to the network devices you want to add as data sources.

Click

Upload & Add

button.

If there are any issues in the

.CSV

file, you see all the relevant error listed in a table format. You can also export the errors as a

.CSV

file.

Correct all the issues and upload the

.CSV

file again to add your devices as data sources.

Adding a Data Source in VMware Aria Operations for Networks

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Bulk Add Devices as Data Sources