Setup a new network device

Checklist to not get lost when setting up a new network device

Initial setup

NOTE: We can now use ZTP to handle many of these steps for Juniper QFX-series switches. See ZTP Network Device Provision for more info.

• Add to Netbox (dc-ops)
  • Include serial number and asset tag
  • Set Netbox status to 'planned'
• Connect power/console/mgmt
• Update console server's port (& test it)
• Assign mgmt IP and loopback IP(s) in Netbox
• Run DNS cookbook to add reverse DNS entries
• Add base config
  • Management IP
  • Static route to management router (in mgmt vrf where appropriate)
  • Auth setup (user(s), ssh enabled)
• Add to Homer
• Push initial configuration
• Upgrade to latest recommended OS version
• Save rescue configuration
  • request system configuration rescue save
• Set Netbox status to 'active'
• Run the sre.puppet.sync-netbox-hiera cookbook to import location to hiera

Monitoring

• Add to LibreNMS - LibreNMS#Add a device to LibreNMS
  • You can set the "Disable alerting" and "Ignore alert tag" in the device's setting if it's not ready for prime time.
• Add to Rancid (Puppet: modules/rancid/files/core/router.db)
• Add to Icinga and Prometheus
  • Puppet: hieradata/common.yaml - infra_devices
  • Puppet: hieradata/common/monitoring.yaml
  • Puppet: modules/netops/manifests/monitoring.pp