Play with Ansible on Linux (Cumulus)

We will perform certain tasks to get some grip on Ansible, this is run on the CITC platform (Black slate) offered by Cumulus Linux They have a 2 tier Clos topology, with 2 spines(01,02) and 4 leaves(01-04) and access to all the devices is achieved from the central OOB management server Let's login to that …

Try OpenStack on CITC

A variant of the 'Cumulus in the cloud' platform (CITC) http://citc.cumulusnetworks.com provides one of the best and free options to try/learn OpenStack, they have a predefined Spine/Leaf datacenter topology setup on this platform, from where a registered user, can have free access to the Cumulus spine/leaf switches, OOB management server, and other servers connecting to …

(e)bgp unnumbered with linux

overview clos 2 tier topology with 2 spines and 2 leaves there is an 802.3ad lacp lag / bond between leaf1 and leaf2 private asns are used, which is normal in the datacenter, both the spines would have the same asn unnumbered peering is actually achieved by the readily available link local ipv6 addresses, avoiding …