Creating a Configuration Template for Gateways

A Gateway configuration template includes a set of common configuration commands that you can apply to multiple Gateway devices provisioned in a group.

Before you Begin

Before generating a configuration template:

• Familiarize with the CLI commands available on the device.
• Identify the commands that you want to use at the group level and the overrides required at the device level.
• Ensure that the Gateways are assigned to a template group.

Best Practices and Recommendations

Note the following recommendations when adding configuration text to a template:

• Verify the CLI syntax on the Gateway device before adding it to the template text.
• Ensure that the command text indentation matches the indentation in the running configuration.
• As the command text and definitions are case-sensitive, ensure that there are no errors or discrepancies in the CLI definitions.

Configuration Steps

To create a template for the gateways provisioned in a template group:

1. In the Aruba Central app, set the filter to a group or Branch Gateway. Ensure that you select a group or Branch Gateway for which template-based configuration mode is enabled.
   • To select a Branch Gateway group in the filter:
     1. Set the filter to a group containing at least one Branch Gateway.
        The dashboard context for a group is displayed.
     2. Click Gateways.
     3. Click the Config icon to view the Branch Gateway group configuration dashboard.
   • To select a Branch Gateway in the filter:
     1. Set the filter to Global or a group containing at least one Branch Gateway.
     2. Under Manage, click Devices > Gateways.

        A list of gateways is displayed in the List view.

     3. Click a gateway under Device Name.

        The dashboard context for the gateway is displayed.

     4. Under Manage, click Device.

        The gateway configuration page is displayed.

2. If you are in the Basic Mode, click Advanced Mode to access the advanced configuration options.
3. Click Templates. The Templates page opens.
4. Click + to add a new template. The Add Template page opens.
5. Enter the name for the template.
6. Select a Gateway hardware model and the Aruba SD-WAN Software-Defined Wide Area Network. SD-WAN is an application for applying SDN technology to WAN connections that connect enterprise networks across disparate geographical locations. software version for which you want to apply the template.
   To apply the template to all models and software versions of Gateways, select All.
7. Click Next. The Add Template page is displayed.
8. Add the template text.

   Figure 1  Creating a Configuration Template

   

9. Click Save. After you apply the configuration template, Gateways reboot and reconnect to Aruba Central with the new configuration.