Apstra DC Design and Cabling

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We have our switches already managed by Apstra, a series of Juniper virtual QFX switches in this example. We wil start by creating logical devices.
Click on logical devices option from the menu
To start the process, we will creat a leaf device first. Please Note: The same process can be replicated for a spine logical device too. For the purpose of this demo, we will skip the spine logical device creation process.
Enter a name for the logical device
Choose the number of ports
Create a port group
Click to finish the creation
Next we will set up interface maps. An Interface map maps the logical device to the actual physical device. ie: a specific switch and model that is used in the actual typology.
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
We will repeat the same process for the spine devices defined earlier. We will be mapping it to the Juniper QFX devices as well.
Next we will add a few racks
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
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
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
Select the spines to allocate an Autonomous ID
Click on the edit icon
Choose the IP address from the Pool
Save the configuration
Repeat the same process for the other leaf devices
Next we need to configure the interface mappings
Click on one of the spine devices
Click on the edit icon
Choose the interface mappings from the the drop down menu
Make the desired selection
Click to update the assignments
Click to assign system IDs next
Click on the Assigned System IDs tab
Click on the edit icon
Choose from the list of System IDs
Finalize the assignments
Click on links
Recitify any cabling errors as shown automatically
Update the cabling assingments
Notice the success message once the cabling mapping is sorted out
Click on commit
Add the description and click on the commit button
Success

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We have our switches already managed by Apstra, a series of Juniper virtual QFX switches in this example. We wil start by creating logical devices.

Click on logical devices option from the menu

To start the process, we will creat a leaf device first. Please Note: The same process can be replicated for a spine logical device too. For the purpose of this demo, we will skip the spine logical device creation process.

Enter a name for the logical device

Choose the number of ports

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

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

Next we will set up interface maps. An Interface map maps the logical device to the actual physical device. ie: a specific switch and model that is used in the actual typology.

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

We will repeat the same process for the spine devices defined earlier. We will be mapping it to the Juniper QFX devices as well.

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

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

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

Select the spines to allocate an Autonomous ID

Click on the edit icon

Choose the IP address from the Pool

Save the configuration

Repeat the same process for the other leaf devices

Next we need to configure the interface mappings

Click on one of the spine devices

Click on the edit icon

Please note the Interface maps were configured in the earlier steps.

Make the desired selection

Click to update the assignments

Click to assign system IDs next

Click on the Assigned System IDs tab

Click on the edit icon

Choose from the list of System IDs

Finalize the assignments

Click on links

Update the cabling assingments

Notice the success message once the cabling mapping is sorted out

Add the description and click on the commit button

Success

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To start the process, we will creat a leaf device first.

Please Note:

The same process can be replicated for a spine logical device too. For the purpose of this demo, we will skip the spine logical device creation process.