May 2024
Beginner to intermediate
688 pages
27h 50m
English
As an introduction to Apstra, the goal of this chapter is to focus on the building blocks and how they are used to deploy data center fabrics in Apstra. This chapter includes the following topics:
Understanding the building blocks of Apstra, such as Logical Devices, Device Profiles, Interface Maps, Rack Types, Templates, and Blueprints
Manual onboarding of devices and Zero Touch Provisioning
Creating Rack Types and Templates in Apstra
Deploying a 3-stage Clos fabric with a bridged overlay design, instantiated as a Blueprint, including assigning resources such as ASN and IP pools, mapping Device Profiles and Interface Maps to generate vendor-specific configuration, ...