This is the first chapter of these new series of videos we will be posting to teach you ACI from the ground up! Let's start by simply understanding how ACI is a simpler, faster and consistently secure network. Any scale, Anywhere and on Any Cloud you can have a better Data Center Network with ACI! This video briefly explains what ACI is and how it transforms the way we do networking in a Secure, Multi-Hypervisor and Multi-cloud world, providing you with faster time to provision networking with integrated monitoring + troubleshooting tools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFaP6XX1-C8&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=1
Tired of managing your network the old-way? In this episode of "ACI: The Network Made Simple", we show you a few examples of how ACI simplifies and transforms the way we do networking! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVPbG_f2_w4&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=2
In this chapter, we will cover the Series Syllabus and you will learn about the different elements in the ACI Fabric as well as how to cable them all together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFHuwWuzV78&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=3
In this Episode of "ACI:The network made simple" series, we cover the main type of APICs and how to perform the initial installation on Physical APICs UPDATE: APIC-X is now deprecated in favor of Cisco Application Services Engine (CASE), where you can run NIR/NIA and MSO as well as some other apps in the future to integrate telemetry and proactive operations powered by AI/ML. More details to be covered in the advanced module https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faQ9BfxnTf8&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=4
In this Episode you will learn how to discover new switches automatically with ACI and what happens behind so that you become familiar with protocols like VXLAN and MP-BGP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0elK66ZfDI&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=5
In this Episode we will learn the different options ACI provides for accessing and managing the APICs and switches as well as the configuration for some Basic Services like NTP and User Account creation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7aQruVtZh8&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=6
In this video you will learn how to perform tasks from episodes 2-5 altogether using a single and simple wizard. This is extremely useful when you are onboarding a new Cisco ACI Fabric and is available from ACI 4.2(3). If you want to try this yourself?? Go to dcloud.cisco.com and search for the Getting Started with Cisco ACI v1 Lab for some hands-on!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-HmYEEAauA&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=7
In this Episode of "ACI:The network made simple" series, we cover how to perform Firmware Upgrades and some tasks that are useful for network administrators such as: replacing a switch without re-configuration or using Graceful Insertion and Removal to divert traffic while troubleshooting a specific node https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ouk5ES251Go&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=8
In this chapter we will cover some recommendations when performing the initial APIC Configuration like: TEP Pool Subnet and IP Addressing, Infrastructure VLAN and Spine/Switch IDs and I will show you how to integrate APIC to Intersight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK3TKv279-s&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=9
In this module, we will cover the questions that we will commonly make throughout this Module to connect anything from Bare-Metal Servers to Virtual Servers and FibreChannel Connections. We will be providing with actual working configuration examples for each use-case which will always start with the golden questions covered in this chapter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PPKJRVCjBw&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=10
In this video, you will learn how to configure the physical network to connect a single NIC bare-metal server to ACI through 2 methods in the GUI: step-by-step and wizard-based. We will follow the method we learnt in the previous chapter to configure each element. This configuration may also apply to connect switches and other non-integrated Virtual Environments like Oracle VM or Xen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4YGbT8bWms&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=11
In this Episode you will learn how to configure and verify the physical network when connecting a server using vPC on ACI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCPPLlkxiyI&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=12
In this module, you will learn how Virtual Machine Management (VMM) Integration on ACI works in general and how to configure VMware integration using VMware's VDS on Rack Servers and UCS. You will also get an overview of other ways you can make the most out of your integration with VMware and ACI such as UCS Application and ACI VMware Plugin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0w9Yp2ASNw&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=13
In this video we will cover how to perform they physical network configuration for routers and L3 connections. I also show you how to recycle a Leaf Switch Profile (which was created in a previous chapter through the wizard) to avoid creating unnecessary objects within ACI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKRaWjvUtHQ&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=14
In this chapter, we'll cover some best practices to keep your Physical Network or Access-Policies configuration (Switch Profiles, Interface Profiles, Port Selectors and Policy Groups) clean and simple, allowing you to make the most out of ACI's re-usability. We'll compare how wizard provisioned access-policies look like and some differences with the step-by-step approach. Last, we'll show an example of how AEP, VLAN Pool and Domain re-usability may look like in an environment. Special thanks to https://unofficialaciguide.com/category/best-practice/ for their contributions! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k4Jxdm8DBk&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=15
*Module 2 - Episode 7 Pt. 1: Storage Protocols on ACI - Fibre Channel (FC) & FC over Ethernet (FCoE)
In this chapter we will cover how to configure FC and FCoE on ACI running NPV mode on the leaf nodes. We will start in part 1 by going through the physical network configuration for FC connectivity and then in part 2 we will cover FCoE southbound to connect a UCS Server with a CNA adapter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNrMZgbV2XY
*Module 2 - Episode 7 Pt. 2: Storage Protocols on ACI - Fibre Channel (FC) & FC over Ethernet (FCoE)
In the second part of this chapter we now cover the physical network configuration for our FCoE host leveraging an existing vPC configuration to an ESX server which is also integrated via a VMM domain with VCenter. We will take a look at the UCS C220 rack server settings for its CNA and then we'll configure and adjust our VLAN/VSAN Pools, AEPs and Interface/Switch Profiles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA7mmuX64jY
In this chapter (which has 2 parts) you will learn the logical networking model and what changes from traditional networking. In the first part of it, we will learn VRFs, Application Profiles and EPGs with Bridge-Domains as well as how to use them to allow communication between Virtual and Physical End Points within the same EPG. In the second part, you will learn more about EPGs and contracts and we will provide an overview on L3 Out EPGs. We will learn how to communicate anything on ACI through 5 easy steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gil0_WHo8-0&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=16
*Module 3 - Episode 1 Part 2: Understanding the logical network model - Learning Contracts & Routing
In the second part of this chapter we will cover how to use and configure Contracts to allow communication between EPGs. We will also overview Micro-segmented EPGs and how to insert L4-L7 Services either with or without service-graphs and a brief outlook of what an L3 Out EPG is and its differences with regular EPGs. We will cover Micro-segmented EPG and L3 out configuration in detail in separate chapters, so this video will only provide you with an overview of them in order to understand the overall logical networking model through the 5 easy-steps approach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkGp0BqNNWw&list=PL_RJ3HclrYc5oRUi0_iYeIl9yKN4Mwl3b&index=17
*Module 3 - Episode 2_Part 1_Putting it all Together - How to Connect VMware & Bare Metal to ACI in Minutes
In this video we will show how to go from 0 to connectivity configuring the physical and logical network on ACI for 2 different UCS Domains with VMware VDS integration and a Nexus 5000 Legacy Network. If you just want a fast track to connect your environment through ACI or if you want to review everything you have learned until this point, this is probably the video for you. I will be using the new "Multi-Tier" wizard this time for the logical network configuration and in part 2 of this video we will cover a few CLI commands and describe briefly what happens behind the scenes in terms of flooding, end-point learning and others https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcetChED43s&t=5s
In this video we will go a bit more technical by going behind the ACI scenes. We'll be taking a look at how End-Points are learnt, an overview of COOP and Spine-Proxy and a few differences in the Bridge Domain settings with regards to flooding. We will also cover a few commands to help you understanding how to verify packet forwarding and external or encap VLANs as well. Lastly, we will see what happens when a VM moves within the ACI Fabric and mention the new ACI Certifications that exist as well as a great Cisco Live Session by Takuya Kishida in case you want to go deeper! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OSnHK1t_Mg
In this chapter we will cover how to configure L3 Outs using OSPF as the routing protocol and then classifying external prefixes into ACI through External EPGs. We will show all the steps needed so that you can perform this successfully through the wizard and following the traditional step-by-step approach. I will also show you some commands and places to verify your configuration and we will briefly cover some use cases for MPLS/SR handoff and GOLF L3 Outs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uObqe3XF2tE
*Module 3 - Episode 4: ACI Integration and Migration from Legacy Networks and Brownfield Environments
Are you ready to integrate your new ACI network to your existing environment? In this chapter we'll learn how to do so by connecting a new ACI network and gradually migrate your existing services as seamlessly as possible. We'll go through some general recommendations and some specific scenarios such as DHCP considerations, VMware ESX server migrations, migrating from an external gateway to an ACI Anycast gateway, L4-L7 services migration recommendations and more. Finally, we will briefly cover how BPDUs are treated in ACI and some recommendations to ensure your migration to ACI is a successful one Please also keep in mind that changing from the Bridge Domain settings from Hardware Proxy to Flooding bounces the associated interfaces, therefore a slight disruption (2 to 3 lost pings) is expected when performing such change The ACI Design Guide referred to in this video can be located at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/white-paper-c11-737909.html and the Migration Guide at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/aci/apic/sw/migration_guides/migrating_existing_networks_to_aci.html
*Module 3 - Episode 5: Best Practices (Snapshots, vzAny, Preferred Groups, ESGs, Inheritance & more)
In the last chapter of this module, we'll cover some best practices to help you along the way. We'll start with Snapshots and Rollbacks to protect your configuration from unwanted changes and complicated troubleshooting, restoring the network in seconds. Then we'll move to how ACI works in terms of deployment and resolution immediacy plus a few ways to optimize TCAM utilization with concepts such as Unenforced VRF, vzAny and Preferred Groups. We will also take a glimpse into Contract Inheritance and Policy Compression as well as the new End-Point Security Groups (ESGs) which became available in ACI 5.0. Last, we will compare static EPG binding versus L2 Out as methods to integrate external L2 connectivity into ACI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWPekGMpxOs&t=2s
In this chapter we will finalize our FC and FCoE configuration from Module 2 by creating the corresponding Tenants and EPGs to allow our FCoE UCS Servers establish communication to the Pure Storage FC Array over the same ACI Fabric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCInkXdt7so
Before we get started with Cloud ACI, its benefits and configuration, we'll cover in the first part of this episode some of the main concepts in the cloud. We'll start with IaaS, PaaS and SaaS terminology for each of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure and Google) and cover some key concepts like Regions and Availability Zones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsFxKIc4R1w
In the second part of this video, we will now take a brief look into the different infrastructure services on each cloud as well as an overview of how we can connect to and from the cloud (either through VPN or dedicated physical connections). We will briefly cover how each service is charged and we will also learn how to create a key pair in order to use it to SSH into a cloud instance on AWS EC2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpdtbll-Rw0
In this chapter we will go through some of the main cloud networking concepts using AWS as reference. We will start by defining and briefly showing the configuration of VPCs, IGWs, Routing Tables, Private and Public Subnets, Security Groups and NACLs, and then we will also cover some of the Inter-VPC, Inter-Cloud and Hybrid Cloud connectivity options that exist such as VPC Peering, VGW + CSR1000v, TGW and Direct Connect just to name a few. Cloud networking constructs for Azure and Google Cloud will also be covered in further chapters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJnoppNdKr4&t=19s
In this first part of this chapter we will go through the Cloud ACI deployment basics by comparing it against the on-premises ACI version, understanding what happens behind the scenes when you subscribe to Cloud APIC on AWS or Azure, the different connectivity options and the licensing model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fCx0XWfrkI&t=8s
In the second part of this chapter we'll take it a bit deeper and we will the main concepts on what changes in terms of the logical network in Cloud ACI. We'll start with Tenants and VRFs (introducing a new concept called Cloud Context), then we'll briefly touch upon the automation Cloud APIC performs to provide inter VPC/VNet and Inter-Region connectivity and we'll finish with the main differences in terms of EPGs when comparing to on-prem environments. Not sure if it is clear on the video, but as you would imagine there are no Bridge Domains associated to EPGs in the Cloud (remember all communications in the cloud are L3-based) and external connectivity is provided directly by IGW (AWS) and the integrated gateway and routes in Azure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGi5dsVAx9k&t=332s
In this first part of the chapter, we will cover with a few simple steps how to deploy and perform the initial setup of Cloud APIC on AWS. We will cover the pre-requisites, how ACI implements and automates TGW and CSR-1000v + VGWs and we will see what happens on the AWS console behind the scenes. After this video you should be able to have an operational cloud APIC on AWS ready to be used, which will serve us to connect our instances using our logical network configuration model in part 2 of this chapter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVB1j6JINM&t=358s
*Module 3.1 - Episode 4: From 0 to Ping with Cloud ACI on AWS (Part 2) Logical Network Configuration
In the second part of the chapter, we cover with a few simple steps how to perform the logical network configuration on Cloud APIC just as we know it, verifying how each Tenant, EPG and Contract we create translate into AWS Cloud-Native network configuration automatically. After this video you should be able to provide secure connectivity between different AWS instances running on one VPC and region or even multiple, leveraging Cloud ACI automation and following the same networking model we already know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBsqMPqs2EU
*Module 3.1 - Episode 5: From 0 to Ping with Cloud ACI on Azure (Part 1) Cloud APIC Deployment In this first part of the chapter, Roxana Diaz (Technical Solutions Architect in the Cisco Global Cloud and Infrastructure Team) covers with a few simple steps how to deploy and perform the initial setup of Cloud APIC on Azure. We will cover the pre-requisites, how ACI implements and automates VNet Peering and Azure Load Balancer with CSR-1000v + VNGs and we will see what happens on the Azure Portal behind the scenes. After this video you should be able to have an operational cloud APIC on Azure ready to be used, which will serve us to connect our instances using our logical network configuration model in part 2 of this chapter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLU1lvgMxjU&t=9s
In the second and final part of this chapter, Roxana Diaz (Technical Solutions Architect in the Cisco Global Cloud and Infrastructure Team) configures Tenants, EPGs and Contracts to demonstrate how connectivity is achieved on Azure following the same ACI operational model and automating behind the scenes the necessary Azure cloud-native networking constructs. After this video you should be able to understand how to configure the network in Azure leveraging your ACI knowledge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMDmsoBKWMU
*Module 4 - Episode 1: L4-L7 Services Integration Overview (Part 1) - Introduction to Service Graphs
In this video we will cover how ACI integrates L4-L7 services using Service Graphs, the main implementation modes (unmanaged, service policy, service manager and API-based) and define our baseline scenario before we start the actual configuration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVB1j6JINM
*Module 4 - Episode 1: L4-L7 Integration Overview (Part 2) - Service Graph Configuration (Unmanaged)
In this video we will cover how to insert a Firewall between two EPGs (using the baseline environment described in part 1) using unmanaged Service Graphs and once we are done, I will show you how to verify your configuration and understand what happens behind the scenes through the automated creation of shadow EPGs and shadow contracts. As usual, we'll cover the step-by-step configuration so that you can successfully perform this on your environment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp5uWD4ipO4
*Module 4 - Episode 1: L4-L7 Integration Overview (Part 3) - PBR Configuration, Cloud Overview & More
In the final part of this chapter, we will learn how to configure Policy-Based Redirection (PBR) to insert a firewall between 2 EPGs only for SSH traffic while letting ICMP traffic be forwarded directly by the ACI. We will also wrap this chapter up by providing an overview of copy services, app-based service integrations and L4-L7 services in the cloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxrsj3TrOwg&t=5s
*Module 4 - Episode 3: L4-L7 in the Cloud (Part 1) - Inserting ALB Load-Balancers in Cloud ACI on AWS
In Part 1 of this chapter, Pablo Urcid (Data Center and Cloud Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco) takes you through the configuration steps to automatically deploy and stitch an AWS ALB between 2 EPGs for scalability and high-availability purposes using Cloud ACI, while showing you on the AWS Console what is automated behind the scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTJ151Bxhec&t=120s
Module 4 - Episode 4: Configuring F5 Load Balancers from APIC using Service Center App In this chapter Max Alvarado (Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco) shows you how to install F5 Service Center App on APIC and how to integrate load balancing into ACI by configuring Virtual Servers, Server Pools, Service Graphs and the IP addresses for your F5 Big IP Load Balancer, all done through the APIC. By leveraging F5 Service Center App on APIC and using Service Graphs, you don't need to install any device packages to have consolidated visibility, automated service-stitching and load balancing configuration from APIC. ACI uses both APIC and F5 RESTful APIs to automate the necessary configuration for both networking and load balancing services while providing visibility for VIPs, Nodes and server pools through a single pane of glass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQCRck38TgE&t=8s
*Module 5 - Episode 1: ACI Anywhere Overview Pt. 1 - Single-Site Extension: MultiPod/Remote Leaf/vPod
In this module we will cover how to extend your network to multiple locations for use-cases such as VM Mobility, Active-Active Data Centers, and Cloud/DC Migrations while maintaining a single pane-of-glass using ACI Anywhere and Nexus Dashboard. In Part 1 of this chapter we will briefly cover single-site fabric extension options and their use-cases (including Multi-Pod, Remote Leaf, Virtual ACI or vPod) and then in part 2 we will cover Multi-Site using Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator. Further episodes in this module will cover the specific configurations for each one of these options so that you can successfully implement them yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JFOeo_nRs&t=15s
In the first part of this chapter, we'll cover an overview of Multipod and how ACI automates the underlay and overlay to extend your fabric over any routed network whether for Data Center Interconnect purposes or to connect pods across different rooms. We will then learn how to configure the IPN and what to consider when performing a Multipod configuration so that in Part 2, we can simply run the ACI Multipod wizard and test VM Mobility across pods. The IPN configuration I used for the Nexus 9000 IPN Switch can be found here: https://github.com/carlosteclas/Multipod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcmQJFFUD20
In this chapter we will cover how ACI integration to VMware NSX-T brings value to both network and vm-admins, how it works, what happens automatically behind the scenes and how to configure it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6brL3taS6V8&t=14s
In this video Max Alvarado (Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco) shows you how to install the ACI HTML5 Plugin for VCenter which may be useful if you are a VM-Admin and would like to provision networking services yourself leveraging a common network for both Overlay and Underlay through ACI. This allows organizations to unify the network and preserve knowledge domains and tools isolated but working in a collaborative way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9QXuhnUfps
Through this demo-based series (originally delivered at Cisco Live US 2020) we will cover the business outcomes the Cisco Data Center Anywhere solution provides: Faster Time to Market and Minimized Downtime. Through multiple chapters, we will show and demo multiple products and solutions in order to deliver faster, simpler and always-on operations from applications to infrastructure anywhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD_1C0CtNk0&feature=em-lsp
In this chapter of the series we will cover Agility through Automation at the Application-Delivery level by leveraging Cloud Center to model applications and services once and deploy them on any cloud and/or on top of any hardware, reducing services and customization costs and accelerating time to market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39vsVxrBqM
In this chapter we will cover a demo-based overview on how ACI provides agility through built-in automation and a single pane of glass for all things networking in the Data Center through single site, multi-site and multi-cloud technologies. By enabling a VXLAN network in just a few seconds which can extend across anywhere using Multi-Site Orchestrator and Cloud ACI amongst other ACI flavors, you can now run and provide networking services anywhere your business takes you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-smnOqdGE
In this chapter we will cover how Cisco Intersight delivers agile compute, converged and hyperconverged storage through an automated approach from the Cloud. By providing a SaaS or on-prem model, now you have a single pane-of-glass to monitor, manage and configure your Cisco and even non-Cisco environment in terms of compute and storage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X9ahZ8irPc
In this chapter we will cover how AppDynamics provides central monitoring for your application performance from the user (either though a web or mobile-based app) to the database, displaying useful information for Java, Lambda, .Net and many other types of apps no matter where they run. We will also show how analytics can transform AppD insights into business-relevant information through customized Dashboards and finally, we will have a look at AppD + ACI integration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns1VMkwL0Ak
In this chapter we will show how we can enable Immediate Reactive Recovery capabilities at the network and hyperconverged level through ACI Snapshots and Rollbacks plus HyperFlex Snapshots and @VeeamInstant Recovery running on top of an UCS S Server. After completely deleting the network configuration or even a VM with its disk, we will show how it just takes a few seconds to become fully operational with no troubleshooting involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zSk_Q49mGg
In this chapter we will cover how ACI MultiSite Orchestrator can help centralizing ACI Operations and Policy while providing DR capabilities for VM Mobility and L2 extension. Then we will also take a glimpse into F5 integration to ACI and move on to the Network Assurance and Insights capabilities in order to transform network operations from reactive to proactive powered by AI/ML predictive analytics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOBx1il53T8
In this chapter we will cover how Intersight and Workload Optimizer can be a great asset not only to right-size your infrastructure, but to continuously optimize it whether on the Cloud or on-premises in a vendor-agnostic way. We will also cover how to assess your Cloud migrations and integrate to AppDynamics to provide an easy-fix to potential issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPbcr-zjvxc
In this first chapter dedicated to Secure Multicloud Data Centers, I'll share a quick SecureX overview, which provides you with a consolidated cockpit for all your Security needs and then, we will drill down into Tetration in order to show an initial overview of it, since will continue covering Tetration in Part 10 as well as part of our Layered Defense approach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvssSgycfxs
In this chapter, I will continue covering the Layered Defense approach at the workload, network and depth level with Tetration, ACI and L4-L7 devices respectively. We will also cover single-click encryption with ACI and Multi-Site Orchestrator and Proactive Advisory with Intersight. Last, we will overview AlgoSec as a great tool to normalize policy from Tetration across multiple devices, clouds and vendors and we'll finish with Cloud Center automating Tetration and AppDynamics sensor deployment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFRZ4_QCQXg&t=289s
In this video, we will cover an overview of how Intent-Based Networking works by showing an example of DNA Center, SD-WAN and ACI integration to provide consistent policy from Campus to the Data Center, then in the next chapter, we'll cover this same topic with a bit more detail CREDITS on visuals and special thanks to Carl Solder from Cisco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ss1uRpQ7iY
In the final chapter of this series, we cover the behind-the-scenes from the previous episode, showing with a bit more of detail what happens in each integration to achieve consistent security and policy from Campus (DNA Center) to Data Center (ACI) through SD-WAN and ISE. And then, we close the Minimizing Downtime Section by providing a summary to it as well as the overall series conclusions CREDITS: Special thanks to Pablo Urcid, Rosario Medrano, Manuel Rivaud and Israel Penaloza from the Cisco Latin America Team for their help building this demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAZsyvZpHtE
*Seamless Cloud Migration & Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) with AWS CloudEndure and Cisco ACI
In this video, German Gonzalez from AWS and Carlos Campos Torres from Cisco show you how to perform DRaaS and Cloud Migration in a cost-effective and cloud-native way for both DNS-based apps and for legacy apps which IP addresses need to be preserved. We will show the topology, the configuration on both CloudEndure and MSO and how we can either use AWS Route53 to automatically failover DNS-based apps or we even preserve your same IP addressing once in the cloud and totally seamless to the users. This translates into central management for all network types and without "stretching" your subnet from on-prem, which brings multiple drawbacks such as traffic tromboning, sub-optimal routing and even the need for proprietary solutions which eliminate your ability to use cloud-native services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vXIkZvgeg0
In this first part of the chapter, Roxana Diaz (Technical Solutions Architect in the Cisco Global Cloud and Infrastructure Team) covers with a few simple steps how to deploy and perform the initial setup of Cloud APIC on Azure. We will cover the pre-requisites, how ACI implements and automates VNet Peering and Azure Load Balancer with CSR-1000v + VNGs and we will see what happens on the Azure Portal behind the scenes. After this video you should be able to have an operational cloud APIC on Azure ready to be used, which will serve us to connect our instances using our logical network configuration model in part 2 of this chapter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atpeVecl5oI
*Cisco ACI to segment routing (SR) and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) handoff (target technical)
*Service providers can inter-connect their Cisco ACI-based telco cloud to 5G transport backbone network with end-to-end segmentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3VrgXMLzfc Learn more at https://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-application-centric-infrastructure-cisco-aci-5-0-for-the-changing-world
In this video, Sonu Khandewal (Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer with the Intent-Based Networking Group) explains how ACI can integrate with Segment Routing and MPLS Transport Networks providing End-to-End network slicing automatically and using a single MP-BGP EVPN session to extend VRF isolation and policy beyond the Data Center. In addition, Cisco NSO will be leveraged as the single tool to automate provisioning of both Transport and Data Center ACI networks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoyvKRuz7TU&t=6s