Zero touch provisioning

Traditional deployment of a new node in a network is a multistep process in which the user connects to the hardware to provision global and local parameters. Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) automatically configures a node by obtaining the required information from the network and provisioning the node with minimal manual intervention and configuration. When new nodes that support ZTP are connected and boot up, the node is auto-provisioned.

Note: To support ZTP, make sure the new nodes are purchased with the auto-boot flag enabled in the factory-loaded BOF.