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Enter a name for the logical device

Choose the number of ports

Create a port group

Addthe details including number of ports, the speed and the connection details.

Click to finish the creation

As noted earlier, we will repeat this process multiple times for every new logical device we wish to create including the spine switches.

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Click on the Interface maps option from the menu

Click to create a new interface map

Add a name

Choose a logical device that will be mapped to a physical entity

Choose from the drop down list

Choose a device profile from the drop down menu

Choose the Juniper QFX device as shown

Choose the interfaces

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Next we will add a few racks

We will need the racks to host the servers that will be in our data center.

Click on the rack type from the menu

Click to create a rack type

Add a name for the new rack

Name the leaf switch

Choose a logical leaf device that was previously defined

Choose the desired logical device from the list

Click to add a new Generic system

Note: Sometimes, we want the Apstra-managed fabric to connect to a system that is not managed by Apstra. This system can be a server, firewall, or something else. A generic system can be connected to leaf devices within the same rack only.

Add a name to the Generic System Group

Enter a desired name

FInish the process of creating a new rack

Let us add another generic system

Click to edit the rack type

Navigate to the leafs tab

Click on generic systems tab

Up the Generic system count to 2 and then update the rack type

Bring everything together in the next steps

Notice the update Generic systems connected to the leaf switch as designed in the previous steps.

Choose templates from the menu

Click to create a template

Add a name first

Enter more details and then scroll down

To choose a rack type click on the drop down menu

Choose the rack type that we created earlier from the menu

Click to select the desired spine logical device

Choose the logical spine device from the list

Enter the desired count

Click on create to complete the configuration

Next step is to create a blueprint for the entire Datacenter fabric

Click to create a new blueprint

Enter a name for the Blueprint

Choose the template from the drop down menu

Choose the desired template

Click to display the links

Click on create to finish the process

Click to view the Blueprint

Click on staged

At this point, everything has been rendered in software, but the devices have not been actually configured. We notice the staged tab here with the red alert icon indicating a few assignement are to be updated.  We need to assign some autonomous system numbers for our leafs and spines, loop back addresses and spine to link IP addresses.

Select the spines to allocate an Autonomous ID