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Adopt Juniper Apstra Edge

Apstra Edge Overview

Apstra Edge is a hardware-agnostic virtual device that runs within a container in the data center. Apstra Edge functions as a proxy device in data centers with IPv4 or IPv6 deployments managed by Juniper Data Center Director. It receives event and anomaly information from Data Center Director and forwards that data to Data Center Assurance.

Note:

Apstra Edge is a required component for enabling Data Center Assurance and its supported features, like Application Awareness, Impact Analysis, and Service Level Expectations.

To enable Apstra Edge to send event information and flow data to Data Center Assurance, you need to adopt Apstra Edge in Data Center Assurance.

Adopt Apstra Edge in Data Center Assurance

For Data Center Assurance to connect to Apstra Data Center Director through Apstra Edge, you need to adopt Apstra Edge in Data Center Assurance. After Apstra Edge is adopted successfully, Data Center Assurance generates a registration code for the edge. This registration code can be used only once and must be configured in Apstra Data Center Director to complete edge registration.

CAUTION:

The edge registration code is for one-time use only. After the Apstra Edge registers with Data Center Assurance on first boot, the code is no longer valid. After the first reboot, Apstra uses a stored secret.

The docker container on which the edge runs can be installed anywhere in the data center - either on the same virtual machine (VM) on which Apstra is running or on a different VM. If edge is installed on the same VM as Apstra is installed, you need to take care during upgrades to ensure that the edge installation is not removed.

After the edge is initialized and configured, the status of the edge will be displayed in Data Center Assurance as Registered. The Cloud Connectivity status indicates that the edge is connected with the cloud and Apstra Connectivity status indicates that the edge is connected with Apstra Controller. That is, you can monitor the connectivity status between Data Center Assurance and Apstra Edge, and between Apstra Edge and Apstra from the Data Center Assurance UI without having to access Apstra.

To adopt Apstra Edge:

  1. Log in to HPE Mist Networking Data Center Assurance.
  2. Navigate to the DC Edges page.
  3. Click Adopt Apstra Edge.

    The Adopt Apstra Edge dialog box opens.

    Figure 1: Adopt Apstra Edge Adopt Apstra Edge dialog box with fields for Edge details, Flow Server details, and vCenter details.
  4. Enter information about the Apstra Edge device.
    Table 1: Apstra Edge Device Details

    Field

    Description

    Edge Name

    Unique name to identify Apstra Edge configured in the data center.

    Management URL

    URL to connect to the Data Center Director instance.

    The URL must follow one of the following formats:

    • For IPv4 addresses—https://ipv4-address

      For example: https://192.168.1.1

    • For IPv6 addresses—https://[ipv6-address]

      For example: https://[3fff:192:158:3::114]

    Username

    Username to log into the Data Center Director instance.

    Password

    Password to log into the Data Center Director instance.
  5. Enable the Flow Server Details toggle button and enter the Flow Server information.

    Enabling this option allows Data Center Assurance to collect flow data from the Apstra instance. After Flow Server Details are configured, you can view information about the data center network topology, hosts, endpoints, services, and anomalies on the App Aware and the Impact Analysis pages.

    Note:

    If multiple Apstra Flow servers collect flow data from their respective sites and are configured to a single Apstra Edge device, you can add each flow server to the Apstra Edge device and receive the site flow data on Data Center Assurance.

    After the Apstra Edge device is registered and connected, select the Edge device, click More on the top right corner, and select Modify Edge. Click the "+" icon under the Flow Server section and enter details for the additional flow servers. You can configure as many flow servers as required.
    Table 2: Flow Server Configuration

    Field

    Description

    Flow Server Name

    Name of the Apstra Flow server.

    Management URL

    OpenSearch REST API URL to connect to the Apstra Flow server.

    The URL must follow one of the following formats:

    • For IPv4 addresses—https://ipv4-address:port-number

      For example: https://192.168.1.2:9200

    • For IPv6 addresses—https://[ipv6-address]:port-number

      For example: https://[3fff:192:158:3::115]:9200

    Username

    Username to log into Apstra Flow server.

    Password

    Password to log into Apstra Flow server.
    Note:

    The Apstra Flow information collected from the Apstra instance is stored in Data Center Assurance database for 30 days.
  6. Enable the vCenter Details toggle button and enter the vCenter information.

    Enabling this option allows Data Center Assurance to collect information from the vCenter about the virtualized environments and the alarms detected on VMs. After the details for vCenter are configured, you can view information about the VM layer on the App Aware, the Impact Analysis, and the Dashboard Topology pages. You can configure parameters for multiple vCenters.

    Table 3: vCenter Configuration

    Field

    Description

    vCenter Name

    A unique, user-defined name of the vCenter.

    Management URL

    REST API URL to connect to the vCenter server.

    The URL must follow one of the following formats:

    • For IPv4 addresses—https://ipv4-address

      For example: https://192.168.1.3

    • For IPv6 addresses—https://[ipv6-address]

      For example: https://[3fff:192:158:3::116]

    Username

    Username to log into vCenter server.

    Password

    Password to log into vCenter server.
    Note:

    The Apstra Edge Download Location field displays the location for downloading Apstra Edge software. Visit https://support.juniper.net/support/downloads/?p=apstra to download Apstra Edge software.
  7. Click Adopt.
    The newly added edge is listed on the Inventory page with the status Unregistered and Disconnected.
  8. Install and set up Apstra Edge.
    Note:

    If you are using Juniper Apstra Data Center Director 5.1.0 or later, you can set up Apstra Edge from within the Apstra Data Center Director GUI. For more information, see HPE Mist Networking Data Center Assurance Onboarding Guide.

    If you are using Juniper Apstra 5.0.0 or earlier, follow the steps provided in Juniper Apstra Edge Setup Guide.

    The status of Apstra Edge will be displayed as Registered and Connected, indicating that the edge is registered and connected. A site corresponding to the blueprint deployed in the data center is created on the Sites page.

    Note:

    Deleting the adopted edge from Data Center Assurance also removes the connectivity with edge. Once the edge is deleted, Data Center Assurance will not be able to receive event information from Apstra. To continue receiving events, you need to perform the registration process again.