Branch Deployment Automation with Prime Infrastructure and APIC-EM

69 Pages·2015·5.17 MB·English

by  Prakash Rajamani

Branch Deployment
Automation with Prime
Infrastructure and APIC-EM
Prakash Rajamani, Manager, Product Management
Bipin Kapoor, Manager, Technical Marketing
PSONMS-2003
Distributed Branch Deployment Costs
Capital Expenses Operational Expenses
Onsite expert visit is necessary for
execution
33% High cost of expert time (frequently
outsourced)
High cost of travel to distributed
67%
branches
Complex deployments across
WAN/Access/WLAN
Manual device-centric processes
Technical Tasks with Branch Infra Management
Can be done by local tech
• Device Rack/Stack and LAN Cabling
• New Device Onboarding
Requires expert personnel usually from
• New Device Configuration
• New Services Configuration central IT/Network engineering team or
• Existing device OS Outsourced Consulting Service Provider
upgrade/reimaging
• Existing device reconfiguration
(~2 Branch visits / year)
• Existing services reconfiguration
• Management tool integration
Performed remotely by central IT Ops
• Branch Network Operations
Distributed Branch Infrastructure Deployment
Standardized Approvals and
Rack and Stack Network Svcs Automated
Branch Bill of
Deployment Deployment Monitoring
Design Shipment
•Standardized
•Workflow •Router •IWAN
branch designs
automation for •Switch •Unified Access
•Upfront and test
review and •WLC •Converged •FCAPS
and validation
approval •Access Points Access •Day 2 Monitoring
•Inventory of
•Generation of •Physical or •High Density •Reporting
branch sites
bill of shipment virtual WLAN •Trending
and associated
•Change •Orchestration •Instant Access •Capacity
type
Management and Service •Security Planning
•Integration with
processes Chaining Automation
management
tools like IPAM
Network
Upgrades
Op-Ex is continuing to shrink
Networks are growing
How do you effectively manage this
situation?
Agenda
• Branch Service Automation
• Service Design
• Service Request
• Service Approval
• Service Provisioning
• Service Subscription
• Virtual Branch Management
Branch Service Automation – Process Architecture
Service Service Service
Service Design Service Catalog
Request Provisioning Management
• Branch Design for • Branch designs (e.g. • Ordering of Branch • Orchestration of • Business and
s Wireless, Routing Small, Medium, type when new site(s) devices and network Service level dash
s
e and Switching Large) committed to or new services are services enablement boarding / reporting
c • Embedded CVD best Service Catalog as a needed for the Branch using for Network, SLA’s,
o
r practices service offering • Approval workflow PnP and PKI Security Status and
P
• Custom and • Setting up of with embedded test / Automation on APIC- Changes
prescriptive designs business entities validation EM • Drill down into
• User, Application, and groups for • SLA definition for • APIC-EM led Policy events, monitoring
Security, Access which services can branch users and compliance and analytics tools
and Quality of be ordered applications enforcement for troubleshooting
Experience policy
definition
e Network Architect, Network Architect, Network Operations, Network
loR Security Admin Security Admin Application Admin Network Operations, Operations,
Security Operations Security Operations
High Cost, Skilled Resource, One Time Automated (Low TCO), Low Skill, Continuous
Branch Service
Automation Components
Systemic View of Management / Control Roles
Orchestrates sequential changes Stores, processes and visualizes
and enables IT process execution all historical data for monitoring
and network change
Network
Infra
Owns the communication to/from the
network and drives programmability