Change Appliance type network to Combine ~ 500 networks

[damgol]

Hello,

At the moment we have around 500 networks with MX appliance (Appliance type network) bound to template.
Now template is Combined also.

I want add AccessPoints to each network. The problem is that I can't add APs because Appliance networks are not detected in Inventory.
So I need change Appliance network to Combined network.
The only option I have found is to create a new Wireless network (temporary) assign it to a template and do a Combine with Appliance network. This way I have to create 500 Wireless networks, assign to template and do 500 times Combine which will be time consuming.

Do you have some idea how to make it faster?

Meraki's support is not helping so far.

[RaphaelL]

I have not tested it yet , but this API endpoint should combine 2 networks : https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/#!combine-organization-networks

[RaphaelL · Accepted solution]

Yup ! Just tested it and works like a charm. 

This is what I would do in your situation. 

Create X wireless networks with https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/#!create-organization-network

Bind X wireless network to your existing appliance network https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/#!combine-organization-networks

You will end up with a network that is combined AND bound to a combined template. 

With APIs I would expect this to be done under 15mins.

[damgol]

Thank you. That might be the fastest solution. Do you orient maybe if when you create a network you can assign it to a template directly? Or do you have to do https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/#!bind-network separately?
In response I see "isBoundToConfigTemplate:boolean" - But I don't know how to control it.

[damgol]

I was able to do this using the API.

1. https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/#!create-organization-network

2. https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/#!bind-network

3. https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/#!combine-organization-networks

Thank you again.