Introduction to CANU

The CSM Automatic Network Utility (CANU) guides administrators through the installation of new Shasta networks. CANU helps ensure that the installation follows best practices and helps administrators set up a supported configuration.

The following are some of the tasks that CANU can perform:

  • Check if the management switches on a Shasta network meet the firmware version requirements
  • Check the cabling status of the management switches on a Shasta network using LLDP.
  • Use a CANU-generated configuration to compare an existing network configuration against the best practice configuration.

CANU reads switch version information from the canu.yaml file in the root directory.

Additional information can be found in the CANU documentation.

If doing a CSM install or upgrade, a CANU RPM is located in the release tarball. For more information, see this procedure: Update CANU From CSM Tarball

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