This post is a followup to the part 1 of BCF/vSPhere integration. Let us have a quick look at the per step/per tier automation this

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This post is a followup to the part 1 of BCF/vSPhere integration. Let us have a quick look at the per step/per tier automation this
In Part 3, we had a look at Dell EMC OS9’s Static VXLAN implementation; there was also a brief discussion of upcoming OS 10’s MP-BGP
Continued from Part 2: The last part. Dedicated Tenant for Firewall Services, System Tenant for Inter-Tenant Traffic & Policy. This option looks like the following: The
Big Cloud fabric achieves impressive automation as a fabric/underlay by itself. The GUI is a pleasure to drive – I have found the CLI to
I will review the Big Switch, Big Cloud Fabric Integration Options with OpenStack, in this post. Hopefully, it will be of use to some of
Continued from Part 1. VLANs/Gateways terminate on Switch. Single Edge VLAN between FW and BCF. Default/static route in each direction. For Comparison with traditional NOS,
Some time ago, I had compiled some Notes to assist in explaining BCF Firewall Service Insertion to an audience from a Traditional Networking background. The
This post is a continuation of Part 1. Layer 3 Connectivity out of Fabric: Layer 3 handoff to external peers outside the fabric is the
Within the Cloud fabric, both the Edge port capacity (Leaf) & Fabric bandwidth (Spine) can scale out in response to demands. This means that instead
Before talking about the components, some quick observations on the Cloud Fabric Deployment considerations. Often, BSN Cloud Fabric may be the first SDN venture for
Big Switch’s Big Cloud fabric decouples the logical topology from the physical. The constructs are familiar – the implementation nuances are easily assimilated, once adequate
BSN was one of the first partnerships ‘s to bolster and enhance Dell EMC’s SDN portfolio and ecosystem. It is a mature, automation-centric, feature rich
Continued from Part 1: Orchestration, Automation & Programmability Orchestration Orchestration programs automated behaviours & responses in a network in support of the workloads. Unless orchestration
When covering options based on Software defined and Open Networking during engagements, I make use or a particular slide (which is fluid and always evolving)