2016 Edgecore Networks. All rights reserved. Subject to errors and misprints. | www.edge-core.com Big Cloud Fabric Overview 01 04 05 02 Setting BCF Environment 03
All rights reserved | www.edge-core.com § The BCF architecture consists of a physical switching fabric § Based on Leaf-Spine Clos network architecture § Running Switch Light Operating System § You will experience both fabric and tenant provisioning via a centralized portal by accessing the BCF Controller (CLI or GUI)
reserved | www.edge-core.com Spine S Leaf L Rack R Host H Router RTR Firewall FW BCF Controller * Control BCF P Switch Rack 1 Leaf-Group R2 Internet Spine
Edgecore Networks. All rights reserved | www.edge-core.com § Action 1. Right click Big Cloud Fabric (BCF) Controller icon 2. Select the “Controller GUI” § Default controller username/password is “admin/bsn123”
Edgecore Networks. All rights reserved | www.edge-core.com § Action 1. Right click Big Cloud Fabric (BCF) Controller icon 2. Select the “CLI Access” § Default controller username/password is “admin/bsn123”
rights reserved | www.edge-core.com § BCF provides Zero Touch Networking (ZTN) for switches § Uses Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) boot loader to automate switch installation and configuration § BCF switches run the Switch Light OS § Bundled with BCF software ØThis lab will NOT cover the Controller and Switch installation process Network OS Open Networking Switch
reserved | www.edge-core.com § Need MAC address for each switch to configure switch roles § Pre-configure the switch role before setting and booting up switch ØIn this lab, the switches are already configured with a role and leaf group assignment. MAC Address with Edgecore Networks switch
| www.edge-core.com § Support LAG links function in active-active mode § Port Groups in Big Cloud Fabric are configured to allow the aggregation of multiple links § Port Groups can be defined § Statically by assigning each link § Dynamically for hosts that support Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) Both links from the host bundled in Port Group
All rights reserved | www.edge-core.com tenant Green segment QA member port-group R2H2 vlan untagged tenant Red segment App member port-group R2H1 vlan untagged segment Web member port-group R1H1 vlan untagged member port-group R1H2 vlan untagged Tenant Red Segment Web Tenant Red Segment App Tenant Green Segment QA
rights reserved | www.edge-core.com § Configure L3 Interfaces for each of the tenant Red and Green § This provides intra-tenant routing for the two segments in the Red and Green tenants tenant Red logical-router interface segment App ip address 10.0.1.1/24 interface segment Web ip address 10.0.0.1/24 Red Tenant Logical Router Web 10.0.0.2/24 10.0.1.1/24 10.0.0.1/24 tenant Green logical-router interface segment QA ip address 10.0.2.1/24 Green Tenant Logical Router 10.0.2.1/24 App 10.1.1.2/24 QA 10.0.2.2/24
reserved | www.edge-core.com § Verify Intra-Tenant traffic between different segments § Action § Right click R1H1 host § Access the CLI Access § Ping App, Red tenant (10.0.1.2) from Web, Red tenant (10.0.0.2)
| www.edge-core.com § Communication with different tenant via System tenant router § System Tenant Router § BCF internal tenant § Enable routing between user-defined tenants (Ex: Green, Red tenants)
rights reserved | www.edge-core.com tenant system logical-router interface tenant Green interface tenant Red tenant Green logical-router interface tenant system route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop tenant system tenant Red logical-router interface tenant system route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop tenant system Default static route
reserved | www.edge-core.com § Verify Inter-Tenant traffic between different tenants § Action § Right click R1H1 host § Access the CLI Access § Ping QA (10.0.2.2) of Green tenant
| www.edge-core.com § Traffic want to route outside Big Cloud Fabric § Link External Tenant to External Router(s) § Can be configure ECMP group to load balance between two External Routers
All rights reserved | www.edge-core.com § Verify Inter-Tenant traffic between different tenants § Action § Right click R1H1 host § Access the CLI Access § Ping Internet (20.20.20.20) ØUse Test Path with BCF Network Troubleshooting Solution Ping failure
rights reserved | www.edge-core.com § Patch § The setting is effective immediately § Verify ping traffic again and check it successful tenant system logical-router route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop tenant External interface tenant External Ping successful