Programmability and Automation on Cisco Nexus Platforms

113 Pages·2015·6.95 MB·English

by  Abhinav Modi

Ansible Puppet OpenFlow
Neutron
CI/CD
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API
Python OpenStack
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DevOps
Agile
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IDE
Git
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Container
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Unicorn
XML
NFV
Automation
Programmability and Automation
on
Cisco Nexus Platforms
Abhinav Modi, Technical Marketing Engineer @ Cisco
[email protected] / @abhinav_m
BRKDCT-2459
Agenda
• Why Programmability ?
• Programmability on the Nexus
• POAP
• PXE Boot
• On-Board Python and EEM
• Netconf
• NX-API and DME
• XMPP
• Linux Containers, Guest-shell, Bash
• Configuration Management :
• Puppet/Chef
• Ansible
Session Goals
Understand the various use cases and aspects of Programmability
•
Have an overview of various Nexus programmability tools and
•
protocols
Techniques you can use on your Nexus devices today, or in near future
•
Cover Nexus Portfolio – N3k, N5/6k, N7k, N9k Stand-alone
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• All demos are available at http://tinyurl.com/brkdct2459demos
Session Non-Goals
Become a programmability super-hero
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Controllers and “SDN”
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Evolution of Server Configuration
Earlier Today
Evolution of Network Configuration
Earlier Today
NEXUS# configterminal
NEXUS(config)# interface ethernet1/1
CAT6K>enable
NEXUS(config-if)# no switchport
CAT6K# configterminal
NEXUS(config-if)# ipaddress 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
CAT6K(config)# interface fastethernet1/1
NEXUS(config-if)# no shutdown
CAT6K(config-if)# ipaddress 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
NEXUS(config-if)# exit
CAT6K(config-if)# no shutdown
NEXUS(config)# feature eigrp
CAT6K(config-if)# exit
NEXUS(config)# router eigrpTest1
CAT6K(config)# router eigrp
NEXUS(config)# interface ethernet1/1
CAT6K(config-router)# network 1.1.1.0
NEXUS(config-if)# iprouter eigrpTest1
CAT6K(config-router)# exit
NEXUS(config-if)# no shutdown
CAT6K(config)# exit
NEXUS(config-if)# end
CAT6K# copy run start
NEXUS# copy run start
Why is Programmability Important?
Save Time Human Error Customize Innovate
Programmability and APIs are Coming
Brownfield Integration of Programmability
Python
Management
Orchestration Development
Platform
API
API API SDK
?
Integration
API Overlay Networking
API
Switch
Router Firewall
API Proliferation Programmatic Control Overlay Networking