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A network engineer completes an IP subnet discovery scan in Cisco DNA Center, successfully importing a newly installed Catalyst switch into the inventory. The device currently displays a status of 'Unassigned' in the global inventory view. The engineer must now apply centralized network settings—including global NTP servers, AAA settings, Syslog destinations, and day-N CLI templates—to this switch. Which operational step must be performed within Cisco DNA Center to push these configurations to the device?

  1. Assign the switch to a site within the network hierarchy and run the Provision workflowAnswer
  2. B
    Execute an agentless Ansible playbook from Cisco DNA Center to push the site hierarchy variables over SSH
  3. C
    Issue an HTTP PUT request directly to the switch's REST API endpoint to update its local hierarchy binding
  4. D
    Re-run the discovery job using CDP neighbor sweep so the switch automatically inherits the site location from adjacent devices

Answer

Assign the switch to a site within the network hierarchy and run the Provision workflow.
In Cisco DNA Center, network settings (such as DNS, NTP, AAA, Syslog) and configuration templates are bound to nodes in the physical network hierarchy. When a device is discovered, it enters the inventory in an 'Unassigned' state. To push configurations, the administrator must assign the switch to its respective site (Area/Building/Floor) and launch the Provision workflow, which applies all inherited site settings and templates to the device.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify current state in Cisco DNA Center Inventory
The device is discovered but marked as 'Unassigned', meaning no site-level policies or templates apply to it yet.
Cisco DNA Center organizes policies and network settings hierarchically by site (Global > Area > Building > Floor).
2
Associate device with the Network Hierarchy
The switch inherits global and site-specific network settings (NTP, Syslog, AAA, DNS, Telemetry).
Site assignment is a prerequisite for provisioning settings and configuration templates.
3
Execute the Provision workflow
Cisco DNA Center pushes the inherited site settings and assigned CLI templates to the switch and updates its status to 'Provisioned'.
The Provision task compiles the intent and deploys configuration changes directly to the target network element.

Key Concept

Cisco DNA Center Site Assignment and Provisioning Workflow
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Cisco DNA Center Enabled Device Management

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