Overview
This lab highlights the benefits of integrating Autonomic Networking (AN) and Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) to automate network device configuration. AN provides comprehensive infrastructure to automate different tasks in a network device, while NSO acts as the configuration manager.
Check it out here: Cisco Autonomic Networking and NSO Hands-On Lab v1
Scenarios
- Scenario 1: New CSR Joins the AN Domain
- Scenario 2: Replace a Faulty CSR
Requirements
Components
- Cisco NSO (NCS) version 3.3.2
- Cisco Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL) running a simplified backhaul network
Features
NSO | - Provides full FCAPS for Cisco service provider networks
- Enables cross-domain and multi-layer network management system
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VIRL | - Builds network topologies in a virtual environment
- Simulates networking components
- Supports a range of virtual machines (VMs) running Cisco operating systems (IOS-XE, IOS Classic, IOS-XR, and NX-OS)
- Supports third-party VMs
- Captures and analyzes network traffic at any node
- Validates configurations prior to physical deployment
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Topology