Sonic Switch Configuration File

Note

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You can apply a JSON configuration to a Sonic switch in a multi-tenant cluster and the ICE ClusterWare ™ software configures the switch to match the provided configuration. An example Sonic switch configuration file is available in /opt/scyld/clusterware-tools/examples.

The JSON configuration file can include sections about BGP, extensions, and interfaces.

• BGP: Border gateway protocol information. Includes asn, router_id, neighbors, ipv4, and evpn.

• Extensions: Optional. Includes sonic_evpn with version and VXLAN information.

• Interfaces: Contains four dictionaries that are based on the interface name (Ethernet10, PortChannel1, etc.) and contain information specific to the type of interface.

  • vlans: Includes the VLAN name, identifier, and enabled status.

  • ports: Members of a port channel that can include one optional untagged VLAN, a list of tagged VLANs, and the connected node (if any).

  • portchannels: Includes either addresses or VLANs with a connected node (if any).

  • loopbacks: Lists of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

See Apply Configuration to Multi-Tenant Switches for details about applying configuration files to switches.