Verify ACS Setup

Juniper Apstra Cloud Services Setup Validation Tool

After the Apstra Edge device has been installed and set up, you can run the Juniper Apstra Cloud Services Setup Validation Tool. This tool performs a series of tests to verify that you have configured the various devices and services of your DC fabric correctly.

For information about the Juniper Apstra Cloud Services Setup Validation Tool, see Download and Run the Juniper Apstra Cloud Services Setup Validation Tool.

Pre-Flight Checks

The pre-flight checks feature verifies whether certain prerequisites and configuration requirements are met and provides actionable guidance on how to resolve potential issues. Executing these checks enables you to validate the environment, identify issues that might affect the performance of ACS features, and resolve them.

The pre-flight checks feature helps you verify whether:

• the blueprints are configured properly.

• the probes that relay data center events and insights from Juniper Apstra to ACS are enabled.

• the Edge device is running the minimum software version required to support the latest ACS features.

You can run pre-flight checks at the Edge level or for specific blueprints. If you run the pre-flight checks at the blueprint level, tests are run only on the selected blueprints. If you run the pre-flight checks at the Edge level, tests are run on the Edge as well as all the blueprints enabled on the selected device.

The pre-flight checks feature runs the following tests:

Table 1: Pre-flight tests

Component	Pre-Flight Test	Description
Apstra Edge	Edge Version Compatibility Check	Checks whether the onboarded Apstra Edge is running the minimum required version to support ACS features.
Blueprint	Stream CPU and Memory Utilization Probe	Checks whether streaming is enabled for disk utilization, CPU utilization, and memory utilization data.
Blueprint	SLE Probes	Checks whether the following probes are enabled on Apstra: Device Environmental Checks Drain Traffic Anomaly Interface Flapping (Fabric Interfaces) Note: You can also enable the following optional probes to receive more insights from Apstra: Hot/Cold Interface Counters (Fabric Interfaces) Hot/Cold Interface Counters (Specific Interfaces) Interface Flapping (Specific Interfaces)

Before you perform a pre-flight check, ensure that:

• the Apstra Edge is registered.

• the Apstra Edge is connected to the cloud and with the Apstra Controller.

• any upgrade process on the Apstra Edge is complete.

To run a pre-flight check:

1. Log in to Juniper Apstra Cloud Services.

2. Navigate to Organization > Inventory > Data Centers.

   The onboarded Edges are listed along with their connectivity status, the current version of software running on the Edge, available versions for upgrade, upgrade status, and results from the previous pre-flight check.

   Figure 1: Onboarded Apstra Edge Devices

3. Select the Edge or the blueprint that you want to verify.

   Figure 2: Pre-flight Check Selection

4. Click Run Pre-flight Checks on the top right of the table.

   You can see the status of the check in the Pre-flight Results column.

5. Click the link in the Pre-flight Results column to view the results. The Pre-flight Information page opens.

   This page displays information about whether the device or blueprint passed or failed the tests. Select the failed test to view more information and guidance on how to resolve the issue.

   Figure 3: Pre-flight Information
   Note:

   You can perform pre-flight checks on an Apstra Edge device or on blueprints at any time after the device has been onboarded.