Automated SD-WAN overlay process adds "branch_id" meta variable auto assignment
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The automated SD-WAN overlay process adds "branch_id" meta variable auto assignment.
To automatically assign branch IDs using the SD-WAN overlay template:
- Go to Device Manager > Provisioning Templates > SD-WAN Overlay Template.
- Create or edit an SD-WAN overlay template.
- On the Role Assignment (2/5) step in the wizard, enable Automatic Branch ID Assignment.
- When Automatic Branch ID Assignment is enabled, FortiManager automatically assigns and tracks a branch ID for each device in the branch device group. This also applies to devices added to the branch device group in the future, as well as those added to the device group using a zero-touch provisioning device blueprint.
- Branch ID values are between one and the maximum number allowed by the subnet. For example, the default 10.10.0.0/255.255.0.0 overlay network uses the /19 subnet when your setup includes 5 - 8 overlays. The maximum allowed branch IDs in this range is 8,190 based on the maximum number of number of usable IPs/FortiGates supported per overlay.
- When Automatic Branch ID Assignment is enabled, FortiManager automatically assigns and tracks a branch ID for each device in the branch device group. This also applies to devices added to the branch device group in the future, as well as those added to the device group using a zero-touch provisioning device blueprint.