Month: January 2020

CloudVision Portal – Part 1

In this blog I will show you how to install Arista CloudVision Partal (CVP) and discuss the basic functions that can be performed through the portal. CloudVision is a solution for network management and work automation. The CloudVision portal can be managed via the interactive interface EOS CLI, eAPI or directly from the GUI. This tool allows you to build hierarchical configurations, monitor various system parameters in real time, change software versions and much more. The CVP works on ESX or KVM hypervisors and can be configured as a single server or cluster. Due to the scalability and redundancy, it is recommended to implement the cluster.

In this post I intend to demonstrate the implementation with one node due to the lack of computing resources on my home server. Arista’s official documentation says ESX and KVM are the recommended hypervisors for CVP. Due to the fact that I do not have ESX and KVM on my computer, I intend to run CVP on a VMWare workstation. Before I show you how to install CPV, I must first possess the right CVP image. CVP can be downloaded from the official Arista website, but only with a valid technical support contract.

In this example I will use OVA cvp-2019.1.2.ova template. I will first import the OVA template and then show you the basic steps required during the first installation.

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NSX Edge Packet Capture

Packet capture on the NSX Edge is relatively simple and can be helpful during troubleshooting process. In this blog I will go through required steps to run packet capture and export a file to external ftp server to view it in the Wireshark.

In my example I have few interfaces on the NSX Edge as shown below.

I am going to run packet capture on the DMZ interface which is vNic_1. You can check the interface status on the NSX Edge running following command show interface vNic_1

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My CCDE journey.

I have been asked so many times what I did or what was my learning path to achieve my CCDE. I have never shared my story before however many people asked for more information so I decided to write up something, which I am hoping will be helpful for other people dreaming about the CCDE certification..

One thing to note that before you start your own journey to achieve the CCDE certification, you have to understand that this is a huge time and energy commitment, and you will have to put your family, friends, hobbies, etc. aside to fully dedicate yourself to this program in order to be successful.

On November 17th 2017, I was able to pass the CCDE Practical exam in London and became certified as CCDE #20170060.

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