Deploy ConnectorOps RNIC Configurator and Verify Connectivity
Use the following steps to deploy ConnectorOps RNIC Configurator and Verify Connectivity
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Create a directory for the ConnectorOps image.
mkdir ~/connectorops-rnic
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Download the latest Apstra ConnectorOps RNIC image onto the VM/host/server.
Use the following download link under Application Tools: https://support.juniper.net/support/downloads/?p=apstra.
- Install Docker and Docker Compose.
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Load the Docker image.
root@test-vm:~/connectorops-rnic$ docker load -i <connectorops-rnic-image>
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Create the
docker-compose.ymlfile.The following is an exampledocker-compose.ymlfile.services: connector-ops-rnic: image: <image-name>:<tag> container_name: connector-ops-rnic environment: - AOS_URL=<aos-url> - AOS_USER=<aos-username> - AOS_PASSWORD=<aos-password> - CONFIGURE_NIC=enable ports: - "<host-port>:8080" volumes: - <path-to-host-directory>:/app/data restart: always -
Start ConnectorOps RNIC Configurator.
root@test-vm:~/connectorops-rnic$ docker-compose up -d
The service begins caching blueprint data and monitoring for configuration changes.
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Access the debugging dashboard to verify the service is active.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://<host-ip>:<8080> (the same port in your docker-compose.yml) to view the dashboard tool. You should see:
- Active blueprints being monitored
- Cached
config-contextdata - Last poll timestamps
- Any detected configuration changes