[c-nsp] NCS IOS-XR rant (was:Re: Internet border router recommendations and experiences)

[James Bensley]

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On Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at 16:38, Tarko Tikan <tarko at lanparty.ee> wrote:
>
> hey,

Yo,

> > "ztp initiate dataport"
> 
> 
> We were discussing iPXE and not normal ZTP. iPXE is only possible via
> OOB management port and allows software install via DHCP options, normal
> ZTP will work inband but does not allow software install via DHCP options.

Ah I slightly misunderstood but actually you can install via ZTP using the command I mentioned: DHCP can return an option which contains a HTTP URL to a bash or python script, the router will get that an execute it. That script can then do whatever you want, i.e. download an image file, a config file, and run the commands to apply/install the image and apply the config.


Cheers,
James.