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Cisco Public. #CLUS. Abstract. Automating ACI explores the use of popular automation tools running configuration tasks against an ACI network.
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#CLUS #CLUS Russ Whitear²Consulting Systems Engineer
Steve Sharman ²Technical Solutions Architect
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Automating ACI
© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSAbstract
Automating ACI explores the use of popular automation tools running configuration tasks against an ACI
network.The focus of the session is to provide network administrators with a range of tools to automate repetitive
day to day tasks. Technologies discussed will include APIC, visore, Postman, Ansible, UCS Director, and
CloudCenter
The session will initially provide a level set on the ACI building blocks and API functions, followed by
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Director, and Cloud Center
Postman will be used to Boot Strap the fabric and to create large numbers of Bridge Domains UCS Director will be used to automate Interface ConfigurationAnsible will be used to automate Contract deployment using just the source/destination IP, protocol and
port number CloudCenterwill be used to automate a complete application stack including EPGs and ContractsBRKACI-27703
© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSSession objectives
This session will provide attendees with an understanding of the ACI policy model along with the basic skills required in order to automate an ACI fabric to create an internal private cloud.BRKACI-27704
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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSAgenda
Why Automate?
ACI Primer
ACI Policy Model
Automation Use Cases
Automating with UCS Director
Automating with Postman
Automating with Ansible
Automating with CloudCenter
Summary
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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSWhy are customers looking to use automation in
their Data Centers""BRKACI-27708
© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSThere are actually many different reasons:
Increasing number of
complextechnologiesIncreasing scale
Skillsshortage
Service Catalogue
Fastertime to deliver
servicesCloud services
Securityfocus
Reduce Opex
Reduce human errors
Reduce change windows
Elastic scaling
Policy conformance
SimplifyConsumable TechnologyEconomic
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OpEx Spent on Network
Changes and Troubleshooting
Policy Violations
Due to Human Error
Network Changes
Performed Manually
95%70%75%
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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSAutomation means different things to different
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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSApplication Architect
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NetDevOpsDEVELOPER
DEVOPSSecOps Engineer
Network
DevOps Engineer
Reliability
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NetOps
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FULL-STACKInfrastructure DEV
TEST-DEV
SREPlatform Team
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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSDifferent Mindsets
DevOps Mindset
Embrace failure, Change is good, Active
collaboration, Empowered accountability,Feedback systems, Automation
Change Management Mindset
Avoid failure, Change is Risky and Complex,
Empowered accountability, Limited Feedback
Systems, Manual
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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSThe Rise of the Developer
https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/rise-of-the-developer ´JH MUH QR ORQJHU UROOLQJ ŃRGH N\ OMQG³bespoke, crafted from scratch and stored in a private stash.Instead, developers integrate and connect existing pieces together. We fork and adapt. Code becomes a cumulative, open-sourced effort. We are a community of developers workingPRJHPOHUBµ
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Interface
Configuration
Routing
BGP, OSPF
Security
Change
Control
Fault Finding
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Session
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Application
#CLUS #CLUSRuss Whitear²Consulting Systems Engineer
Steve Sharman ²Technical Solutions Architect
BRKACI-2770
Automating ACI
© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public#CLUSAbstract
Automating ACI explores the use of popular automation tools running configuration tasks against an ACI
network.The focus of the session is to provide network administrators with a range of tools to automate repetitive
day to day tasks. Technologies discussed will include APIC, visore, Postman, Ansible, UCS Director, and
CloudCenter
The session will initially provide a level set on the ACI building blocks and API functions, followed by
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Director, and Cloud Center
Postman will be used to Boot Strap the fabric and to create large numbers of Bridge Domains UCS Director will be used to automate Interface ConfigurationAnsible will be used to automate Contract deployment using just the source/destination IP, protocol and
port number CloudCenterwill be used to automate a complete application stack including EPGs and Contracts