Create a Configuration Group
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From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose .
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Choose the SD-WAN option from the solution drop-down list to view or create a configuration group for Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN solution.
The default solution is SD-WAN.
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Click Create Configuration Group and configure the following:
Field
Description
Name
Enter a name for the new configuration group.
Description
Enter a description of the new configuration group.
CLI Configuration Group
Choose this option and enter CLI commands that create a configuration group.
Site Type
This option is available only for the SD-WAN solution type. Choose one of these site types: -
Single Router: Deploy a configuration and distribute the transport side WAN and service-side LAN interface configurations to a single router.
Default: Single router.
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Dual Router: Provide a name to each of the routers. Use this option to deploy a dual-device site configuration and distribute the transport-side WAN and service side LAN interface configurations between the two devices.
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(Optional) Alternatively, you can create a configuration group by choosing one of these options from the Create Configuration Group drop-down list:
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Import from Calalog: Choose a configuration groups from a list of configuration catalogs. For more information, see Configuration Catalog.
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Create from Guided Workflow: The workflow guides you in creating a configuration group.
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Click Create.
The Cisco SD-WAN Manager creates the configuration group with these mandatory feature profiles that you can configure:
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System profile
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Transport & Management profile
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Click Add Profile to create more feature profiles.
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Click the drop-down list in a feature profile to either choose an existing feature profile or create a new one by choosing the Create New option. When the new profiles are created, you must configure them before associating them to the configuration groups.
Create a CLI Based Configuration Group
You can create a CLI based configuration group when you choose SD-WAN or SD-Routing solutions.
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From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose .
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Click Create Configuration Group and choose CLI Configuration Group.
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Enter a name and description for the CLI configuration group.
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Click Create.
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Load running configurations from reachable devices by choosing a reachable device from the Load Running config from reachable device: drop-down list.
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Use Search CLI to search for particular lines of CLIs.
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Click Create Variable and provide a name for the variable for the CLI-based configuration group.
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Highlight text in the Config Preview code block and click Encrypt Type6 to encrypt the text.
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Click Import Config File to import a config file from your local storage.
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Type the configurations manually in the config preview code block and add customized configuration.
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Click Save to save the configuration.
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Click Done