Apstra has a whole suite of tools built around Intent Based Analytics (IBA). The purpose of the IBA is to assure that the network is functioning based on what the Intent is as defined by the Apstra Blueprint. The IBA toolset includes probes which can monitor specific network and device attributes and widgets that can graphically represent the status of the probes. A great example is the ESI-LAG Imbalance Widget/Probe. The ESI-LAG imbalance probe monitors the links of an ESI-LAG on 2 different Leaf switches to ensure that the LAG is load-balancing the traffic equally. If the traffic distribution goes outside of the defined parameters, the ESI-LAG widget will report the imbalance as an anomaly, which can be clicked on and drilled into to help identify the imbalance within a few seconds.
Another example of IBA is the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of Link Connectivity between devices. In this example, if a device has a connectivity issue there are a lot of anomalies that get reported, such as, BGP sessions going down, cabling anomalies, and interface anomalies. The Connectivity RCA parses through all these anomalies to identify the specific devices with the connectivity issue. In this way, the issue can be identified very quickly, without ever having to login to a device to troubleshoot.
These are just 2 examples of IBA and how Apstra helps simplify Day 2 Operational troubleshooting challenges.
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Jeremy Wallace
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-17-2021 12:31
From: Michael Pappas
Subject: Join us! Ask the Expert: Apstra
Hi experts!
We had the following question come through:
How Can Apstra help me with my Day 2 operation challenges?
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Michael Pappas
Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2021 13:50
From: Michael Pappas
Subject: Join us! Ask the Expert: Apstra
Want advice on automating data center setup, deployment, and management?
In our upcoming Ask the Expert, Juniper experts will be here, answering all your questions live within this discussion thread:
When: Tuesday, August 17 at 9-10AM PT
Where: Here! Right in this very thread!
Meet our experts!
- DJ Spry: Apstra Product Management Director
- Jeff Doyle: Apstra Solutions Architect Director
- Jeremy Wallace: Data Center/IP Fabric Architect - GTM SP Architecture Team
- Robert Lancaster: Apstra Consulting Systems Engineer
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Michael Pappas
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