# Add a device to inventory and install it

# Adding device to inventory

To add a new device to inventory, click on the Add device button in the Device inventory tab.

# JSON examples

New devices are added to inventory by JSON code snippets. They are similar to Blueprints with one addition: device_id must be specified in the snippet.

To add a new device from Blueprint, toggle the "Blueprints" switch in the form and choose the blueprint that you want to use.

# Cisco classic IOS (cli)

{
    "cli": {
        "cli-topology:host": "sample-topology",
        "cli-topology:port": "10009",
        "cli-topology:transport-type": "ssh",
        "cli-topology:device-type": "ios",
        "cli-topology:device-version": "15.4",
        "cli-topology:password": "cisco",
        "cli-topology:username": "cisco",
        "cli-topology:journal-size": 500,
        "cli-topology:dry-run-journal-size": 180,
        "cli-topology:parsing-engine": "tree-parser"
    }
}

# Cisco IOS XR (netconf)

{
    "netconf":{
        "netconf-node-topology:host":"sample-topology",
        "netconf-node-topology:port":17200,
        "netconf-node-topology:tcp-only":false,
        "netconf-node-topology:username":"USERNAME",
        "netconf-node-topology:password":"PASSWORD",
        "netconf-node-topology:session-timers": {
            "netconf-node-topology:keepalive-delay":5
        },
        "netconf-node-topology:other-parameters": {
            "netconf-node-topology:dry-run-journal-size":180
        },
        "uniconfig-config:uniconfig-native-enabled":true,
        "uniconfig-config:blacklist":{
            "uniconfig-config:path":[
                "openconfig-interfaces:interfaces",
                "ietf-interfaces:interfaces",
                "openconfig-vlan:vlans",
                "openconfig-routing-policy:routing-policy",
                "openconfig-lldp:lldp",
                "Cisco-IOS-XR-l2vpn-cfg:l2vpn",
                "Cisco-IOS-XR-group-cfg:groups",
                "openconfig-acl:acl",
                "openconfig-network-instance:network-instances"
            ]
        }
    }
}

# Huawei (cli)

{
    "cli":{
        "cli-topology:host":"sample-topology",
        "cli-topology:port":"10008",
        "cli-topology:password":"huawei",
        "cli-topology:username":"huawei",
        "cli-topology:device-type":"vrp",
        "cli-topology:journal-size":500,
        "cli-topology:device-version":"*",
        "cli-topology:parsing-engine":"tree-parser",
        "cli-topology:transport-type":"ssh",
        "cli-topology:dry-run-journal-size":180
    }
}

# CALIX (netconf)

{
    "netconf":{
        "netconf-node-topology:host":"sample-topology",
        "netconf-node-topology:port":17001,
        "uniconfig-config:blacklist":{
            "uniconfig-config:path":[],
            "uniconfig-config:extension":[]
        },
        "netconf-node-topology:password":"PASSWORD",
        "netconf-node-topology:tcp-only":false,
        "netconf-node-topology:username":"USERNAME",
        "netconf-node-topology:session-timers":{
            "netconf-node-topology:keepalive-delay":0
        },
        "uniconfig-config:uniconfig-native-enabled":true,
        "uniconfig-config:install-uniconfig-node-enabled":true
    }
}

# Nokia (netconf)

{
    "netconf":{
        "netconf-node-topology:host":"sample-topology",
        "netconf-node-topology:port":17001,
        "netconf-node-topology:session-timers": {
            "netconf-node-topology:keepalive-delay":10
        },
        "netconf-node-topology:tcp-only":false,
        "netconf-node-topology:username":"USERNAME",
        "netconf-node-topology:password":"PASSWORD",
        "uniconfig-config:uniconfig-native-enabled":true,
        "uniconfig-config:install-uniconfig-node-enabled":true,
        "uniconfig-config:blacklist":{
            "uniconfig-config:path":[]
        },
        "netconf-node-topology:yang-module-capabilities":{
            "capability":[]
        }
    }
}

# Install the new device from Inventory

Now that the device is added we can install it. We used to need dedicated workflow to install device form inventory, but now it can be done purely via UI. Click on Explore in Explore & configure devices tab, under Device Inventory section.

If you did everything correctly, your devices is now in inventory and installed, ready to be operated through Frinx Machine.