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:
  1. From the left navigation pane, go to
    Settings
    Accounts and Data Sources
    .
  2. In the
    Data Source
    tab, from the drop-down menu located in the top-right corner, select
    Bulk add devices
    .
  3. 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.
  4. Click
    Browse
    and upload the
    .CSV
    file that has all the details related to the network devices you want to add as data sources.
  5. 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.