Port/VLAN Configuration (EOS) - Pre-Built
  • 18 Oct 2024
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Port/VLAN Configuration (EOS) - Pre-Built

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Now that we have reviewed building a form and manipulating data with a Transformation, we will review the Pre-Built that we will use for our use case. As a reminder, a Pre-Built is a workflow that Itential has created that is considered reusable logic towards a specific functionality. In this case, configuring a port is the target functionality.

Pre-Built Workflow Video

Step 1

From the IAP dashboard, navigate to Automation StudioClick Automation Studio in the left navigation panel. 

Step 2

Click Workflows, on the left, to expand.

Step 3

Expand the Port Turn Up - EOS workflow group and click on the Port Turn Up - EOS workflow.

Step 4

IAP has four types of tasks:  Termination, Automatic, Manual, and Operational.  Let’s define these individually.

  • Every automation has Termination tasks at the beginning and the end.  All other tasks in the automation will be placed between the beginning and ending termination tasks.
  • The green tasks represent Automatic tasks.  These tasks will execute without intervention. 
  • Next are the Manual tasks which are represented by grey tasks.  These require human interaction. 
  • The fourth task type is Operational tasks, which are purple.  Operational tasks are used to control workflows with conditional branches and loops, and to manipulate runtime data.
    Note:  The Child Job task is a unique task that does not fit into any of the task categories.  

As mentioned in the overview, at a high level the automation will: 

  • Transform data.
  • Perform a pre-check to ensure the port does not already exist.
  • Configure the port.
  • Perform a post-check to ensure the port has been correctly provisioned.
  • Display a diff of the pre-check and post-check to the user.

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