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: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.
- In theData Sourcetab, from the drop-down menu located in the top-right corner, selectBulk add devices.
- In theAdd physical devices in bulk from filepage, click download sample file.You must update all the required field in the.CSVfile. See Mandatory fields.
- ClickBrowseand upload the.CSVfile that has all the details related to the network devices you want to add as data sources.
- ClickUpload & Addbutton.If there are any issues in the.CSVfile, you see all the relevant error listed in a table format. You can also export the errors as a.CSVfile.Correct all the issues and upload the.CSVfile again to add your devices as data sources.