Network Infrastructure Requirements For Poap; Using Poweron Auto Provisioning - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Using PowerOn Auto Provisioning

• USB script execution logs are saved in the bootflash directory. The filename format is
• The POAP feature does not require a license, and is enabled by default.
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Network Infrastructure Requirements for POAP

When there is no USB device with the required installation files, or the configuration files are not present in
the USB, POAP requires the following network infrastructure:
• A DHCP server to bootstrap the interface IP address, gateway address, and TFTP address.
• A TFTP and SCP server that contains the configuration script used to automate the software image
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poap.log_usb_MM_DD_HR_MIN, where MM is the current month, DD is the date, HR is the current
hour, and MIN is the current minute.
Note POAP is not supported through Cisco Data Center Network Management (DCNM).
installation and configuration process.
Network Infrastructure Requirements for POAP
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