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Adopt Apstra Edge in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services

Apstra Edge is a hardware-agnostic virtual device that runs within a container in the data center. Apstra Edge functions like a proxy device in an Apstra-managed data center and maintains connectivity with Juniper Apstra Cloud Services. The edge does not process the events that it receives from Apstra, it just forwards all the event information it receives from Apstra to Juniper Apstra Cloud Services.

To enable Apstra edge to send event information to Juniper Apstra Cloud Services, you need to register Apstra Edge in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services by adopting it. Once the edge is successfully registered, a registration ID is generated for the edge. This registration ID must be configured in Apstra Edge in the Apstra-managed data center.

To set up the edge in Apstra, you need to initialize the docker container and then configure the registration ID that Juniper Apstra Cloud Services generated for the edge. During the registration process the edge retrieves the organization ID, secret, and the device ID. Once registration is completed, the edge can communicate with Juniper Apstra Cloud Services and Juniper Apstra Cloud Services starts receiving event information from Apstra Edge.

CAUTION:

Apstra Edge uses the edge registration ID generated by Juniper Apstra Cloud Services to retrieve unique organization ID, secret, and device ID during edge installation. These IDs must be stored securely as they cannot be retrieved after the initial setup is completed.

The docker container on which the edge runs can be installed anywhere in the data center ─ either on the same virtual machine on which Apstra is running or on a different virtual machine. If edge is installed on the same virtual machine 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 Juniper Apstra Cloud Services 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 status of connectivity between Juniper Apstra Cloud Services and the edge and between the edge and Apstra from Juniper Apstra Cloud Services itself without having to access Apstra.

To adopt Apstra Edge:

  1. Log in to Juniper Apstra Cloud Services.
  2. Navigate to Organization > Inventory.
  3. Click Adopt DC Edge.
  4. Enter edge name, management URL (for example, https://10.28.52.3), and the user name and password to access Apstra.
  5. Click Adopt.
    The newly added edge is listed on the Inventory page with the status Unregistered and Disconnected.
  6. Install and set up Apstra Edge as described 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 Juniper Apstra Cloud Services also removes the connectivity with edge. Once the edge is deleted, Juniper Apstra Cloud Services will not be able to receive event information from Apstra. To continue receiving events, you need to complete the registration process again.