Lukas Krattiger

This book exp​lores VXLAN EVPN, beg​inn​ing with the int​rod​uct​ory stages, gaini​ng an und​ers​tandi​ng of terms and conc​epts and evolvi​ng through dep​loym​ents within a sing​le data cent​er to mult​ip​le data cent​ers. The book also add​resses des​ign and int​eg​rat​ion of L4-L7 netw​ork serv​ices, co-exi​st​ence with brownf​ield env​ir​onm​ents, and the tools needed to build, ope​ra​te, and maint​ain a VXLAN EVPN Fabr​ic. At the conc​lus​ion of this book, reade​rs will have a solid… Show more

This book exp​lores VXLAN EVPN, beg​inn​ing with the int​rod​uct​ory stages, gaini​ng an und​ers​tandi​ng of terms and conc​epts and evolvi​ng through dep​loym​ents within a sing​le data cent​er to mult​ip​le data cent​ers. The book also add​resses des​ign and int​eg​rat​ion of L4-L7 netw​ork serv​ices, co-exi​st​ence with brownf​ield env​ir​onm​ents, and the tools needed to build, ope​ra​te, and maint​ain a VXLAN EVPN Fabr​ic. At the conc​lus​ion of this book, reade​rs will have a solid found​at​ion of VXLAN EVPN and a comp​reh​ens​ion of real- world use cases that can be imm​ed​ia​tely util​ized to ass​ist in dev​elo​pm​ent of a plan to succ​essf​ully trans​it​ion to a next gene​ra​t​ion data cent​er Fabric.

Rob Tappenden, Jose Moreno, Brenden Buresh, Jason Gmitter, Dan Eline, Jeff Ostermiller, Kenny Lei, Lilian Quan, Max Ardica, Rahul Parameswaran, David Jansen, Satish Kondalam, Lukas Krattiger Show less

Cisco Programmable Fabric with VXLAN, BGP-EVPN is a unique video title designed to teach you everything you need to understand how Data Center Networks can be built with VXLAN and BGP-EVPN. Cisco has provided a complete solution based on this VXLAN Overlay. Recent efforts in the IETF have led to the addition of a standards-based BGP control-plane to amend flood-and-learn behavior from classic Layer 2 networks to achieve better efficiency and scale. This LiveLesson is designed to provide the… Show more

Cisco Programmable Fabric with VXLAN, BGP-EVPN is a unique video title designed to teach you everything you need to understand how Data Center Networks can be built with VXLAN and BGP-EVPN. Cisco has provided a complete solution based on this VXLAN Overlay. Recent efforts in the IETF have led to the addition of a standards-based BGP control-plane to amend flood-and-learn behavior from classic Layer 2 networks to achieve better efficiency and scale. This LiveLesson is designed to provide the fundamentals of understanding Cisco’s Programmable Fabric with its related components and makes you a VXLAN superstar.

Cisco Programmable Fabric with VXLAN, BGP-EVPN contains 10 individual video lessons divided into 46 sublessons, for a total of more than 9 hours of instruction. The videos consist of screencasts, audio instruction, and hands-on demos. Each video offers detailed explanations, tips, and configuration verifications. Show less

Automated workflows and virtualization technologies have led to dramatic improvements in data center scale, agility, and efficiency. Application developers, server administrators, and Cloud and DevOps teams have been utilizing the processes and tools around automation for many years, resulting in streamlined and less error prone workflows. These teams are able to keep up with the speed of business requirements and market transitions due to modern work-flows. Leveraging open development… Show more

Automated workflows and virtualization technologies have led to dramatic improvements in data center scale, agility, and efficiency. Application developers, server administrators, and Cloud and DevOps teams have been utilizing the processes and tools around automation for many years, resulting in streamlined and less error prone workflows. These teams are able to keep up with the speed of business requirements and market transitions due to modern work-flows. Leveraging open development frameworks has been essential for innovation.

Why not leverage these concepts for the network, whose management methods are still dominated by human-to-machine interfaces?

Enter Open NX-OS on the Cisco Nexus platform, a rich software suite built on a Linux foundation that exposes APIs, data models, and programmatic constructs. Using APIs and configuration agents, operators can affect configuration changes in a more programmatic way.

This book explores Open NX-OS and many of the tools and options it provides. The chapters examine the drivers for network automation, the fundamental supporting technologies, and the many new capabilities now available to network infrastructures. Real-world use cases are provided that can be immediately utilized for a successful transition to more efficient, safer, repeatable operations.

The Open NX-OS features and functionality were first introduced on the Cisco Nexus 9000 and Nexus 3000 Series Switches beginning with NX-OS Software Release 7.0(3). Show less