Apstra Server Overview

The Apstra Server is built using a microservices architecture and distributed as a packaged virtual appliance. The core application runs on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS as a collection of seven major processes. Each process runs in a container to provide fast restarts and in-place upgrades of individual components. The Apstra Server images are automatically generated by the Apstra build system and tested against both physical and virtual switches in Apstra’s system testing facility. For each Beta/GA build, a security scan is completed using Nessus Community Edition (more information about testing is included later in this document). Issues identified are either resolved/triaged or noted in the documentation and release notes. All release notes are accessible to customers at https://www.juniper.net/documentation/product/us/en/apstra/.

Customers can choose from either ESX, KVM or Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors and should adhere to the vendor recommendations and best practices for securing management of the hosts.