ZTP Process Overview–Pure Play Viptela operating system

When using vEdge, it will use ZTP, the following steps are:

1. Router reaches out to ztp.viptela.com
2. Public Validator will then redirect to the appropriate Validator.
3. Then the whitelist/blacklist approval process before receiving the device config from Manager.
4. Full config and registration is then completed.

Cisco Plug-and-Play Process Overview

1. Customer or Partner creates an order on Cisco Commerce Workspace (CCW) and the order will belong to th Smart Account.
2. Cisco team defines the Org name and deploys the SD-WAN Controllers in the Public Cloud, by default you will receive one Manager, Controller and Validator. The one Validator and Controller in a secondary region.
3. The Smart Account info and overlay info is synchronised to the PnP Connect Service and ZTP servers even though ZTP belongs to vEdge only.
4. PnP belongs to cEdge only.
5. WAN edges whether its cEdge or vEdge will learn the IP address of the Validator.
6. Manager will synchronise Smart Account information directly from the PnP Connect service which in turn will download the WAN Edge allowed list.
7. WAN Edge connects to the Validator and begins the on boarding process.