Each piece of equipment is represented as an NE on the . Before the manages the actual equipment, the corresponding NEs must be created on the . There are two ways to create NEs: creating NEs one by one and creating NEs in batches. When a large number of NEs need to be created, for example, during deployment, it is recommended that you create NEs in batches. When you need to create just a few NEs, it is recommended that you create the NEs one by one.