Create an FDM Template

When creating a template, if you select all parts, the template will include every aspect of that device's configuration; it's management IP address, interface configurations, policy information, and so on.

If you select some of the parts, the custom template includes the following entities.


Template Parts	Parts included in Custom Template
Access Rules	Includes access control rules and any related entities for those rules. For example, objects and interfaces (with sub-interfaces).
NAT Rules	Includes NAT rules and any related entities required for those NAT rules. For example, objects and interfaces (with sub-interfaces).
Settings	Includes system settings and any related entities required for those settings. For example, objects and interfaces (with sub-interfaces).
Interfaces	Includes interfaces and sub-interfaces.
Objects	Includes objects and any related entities required for those objects. For example, interfaces and sub-interfaces.

Use this procedure to create an FDM-managed device template:

Procedure

Step 1

In the CDO navigation bar, click Inventory.

Step 2

Click the Devices tab.

Step 3

Click the FTD tab and select the device that you want from the list.

Step 4

Use the filter or search field to find the FDM-managed device from which you want to create the template.

Step 5

In the Device Actions pane on the right, click Create Template. The Name Template provides the count of each part on the device. It also shows the count of sub-interfaces, if any.

Step 6

Select the parts that you want to include in the template.

Step 7

Enter a name for your template.

Step 8

Click Create Template.

Step 9

In the Parameterize Template area, you can perform the following:

To parameterize an interface, hover (until you see curly braces) and click a cell corresponding to that interface.
To parameterize a sub-interface, expand the interface that has a sub-interface, and hover (until you see curly braces) and click a cell corresponding to that sub-interface.

You can parameterize the following attributes to enable per-device customization.

Logical Name
State
IP Address/Netmask

Note	These attributes only support one value per parameter.

Step 10

Click Continue.

Step 11

Review the template and any parameterizations. Click Done to create the template.

The Inventory page now displays the FDM-managed device template you just created.

Note	After creating a template, in the Inventory pane, CDO displays the corresponding template part icons to show the parts included in that template. This information also appears in the Device Details pane when you click the device or when you hover over the mouse pointer on the icon.

The following picture shows an example of a part icon to show that the template includes "access rules", "NAT rules", and "objects".