Once a SD-WAN Edge is staged to Bastion Orchestrator, an Operator user can activate the Edge against the Bastion Orchestrator. The process of activating the Edge begins with the initiation of an Edge activation procedure e-mail that is sent to the Site Contact by the IT Admin.
To send the activation procedure email:
Prerequisites
Ensure that the SD-WAN Edge to be activated is in Staged Bastion state.
Procedure
In the Enterprise portal of the Production Orchestrator, go to Configure > Edges.
Click on a Staged Edge you want to activate. The Edge Overview page appears.
Click the Overview tab and in the Edge Status area, click Send Activation Email.
A
Send Activation Email dialog box appears with a suggested email to be sent to a Site Contact. Simple instructions are provided for the Site Contact to connect and activate the Edge.
Click Send to send the Edge activation procedure email to the Site Contact.
On receiving the Edge activation email, the Site Contact performs the steps outlined in the activation email to connect and activate the Staged Edge to Bastion Orchestrator.
Results
During the Edge activation process, the Staged Edge will download the configurations from the Production Orchestrator via a secure channel and will activate the Edge against the Bastion Orchestrator. You can view the activation status of the Edge from the
Monitor > Network Overview page. The Edges that are activated against the Bastion Orchestrator will have
Status as
Connectedin Green color and
Bastion State as
Staged.
Note: If an Edge activated against the Bastion Orchestrator is unstaged, users will not be able to stage it again. The workaround is to delete the already activated Edge, add a new Edge and then stage it to the Bastion Orchestrator.
