Introduction

This setup guide walks you through the process of “adopting” the Juniper Apstra Edge to enable Juniper Apstra Cloud Services (ACS), and enabling Flow Data. It then guides you through the process of spinning up the Juniper Apstra Edge Docker container.

The Apstra Edge is a hardware-agnostic virtual device that runs within a container in the data center. The Apstra Edge is a required component for enabling ACS and it's supported features, like Marvis Virtual Network Assistant for Data Center, Service Awareness, and Impact Analysis. For more information about the features of Juniper ACS, see the Release Notes: Juniper Apstra Cloud Services, and the Juniper Apstra User Guide.

The Edge functions like a proxy device in an Apstra-managed fabric. It receives DC network event and anomaly data from Juniper Apstra and Apstra Flow Server, and forwards that data to Apstra Cloud Services. Apstra Cloud Services analyzes and visualizes the data, enabling root-cause analysis and a proactive response. The Edge is typically installed onto a Juniper Apstra server. However, you can also install it onto a different Linux host that has reachability to both the Juniper Apstra Server and Juniper ACS.

Apstra Flow Data, installed on an Apstra Flow VM, collects and analyzes DC network flow traffic. Apstra Flow Data integrates seamlessly into your organization, providing visibility and highly granular insight into your network traffic.