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Network Automation Survival Guide Matt Gowarty – Sr. Product Marketing Manager
1 Network Automation Survival Guide, October 2014Copyright © 2014. Infoblox and Empowered Networks Inc.
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Introducing Matt Gowarty
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Infrastructure Security
Infoblox : Technology for Network Control N
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FIREWALLS SWITCHES ROUTERS WEB PROXY LOAD BALANCERS
Historical / Real-time Reporting & Control
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Complexity Outpacing Resources
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Tasks
Discovery and network analysis Reduce risk & ensure compliance Increase productivity & network
availability Shorten time to deploy services
Time
Qua
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Network Management
Resources
Network Infrastructure
Demands
Network Scale & Complexity
More complex work Increased
expectations Menial tasks Distracted focus
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Network Automation Survival Guide
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Tip 1 – Know Where the Hazards Are
Would you run through the woods blindfolded?
Layer 2 and 3 multi-vendor network auto-discovery Reduce Manual Time and Steps
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AUTO-DISCOVER MULTI-VENDOR DEVICES FASTER AND IDENTIFY NEW DEVICES
Device, network constructs and topology views Reduce Manual Time and Steps
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ENSURE CORRECT INFORMATION WITH UP-TO-DATE LAYER 2 PHYSICAL AND LAYER 3 LOGICAL DATA WITH MULTIPLE TOPOLOGY VIEWS
Tip 2 – Don’t Invite Trouble Would you ever leave out food scraps that could attract a hungry bear??
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Does RSS Stand for Really Sporadic Sometimes?
Powerful reports with actionable data Integration with Cisco SmartAdvisor
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REDUCE RISK BY PROACTIVELY TRACKING MAINTENANCE, PSIRTS, FIELD NOTICES, EOL/EOS AND IPV6 READINESS
Tip 3 – Avoid Over Provisioning Would you ever pack two tents for every camper?
Identify used, free and available ports Switch Capacity Planning
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FIND OUT WHICH SWITCHES ARE RUNNING OUT OF CAPACITY OR RECLAIM AVAILABLE PORTS TO SAVE MONEY
Historical visibility for enhanced trending Switch Capacity Planning
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PLAN BETTER WITH ACCURATE DATA BASED ON CUSTOMIZABLE ATTRIBUTES
Tip 4 – Document Your Route Would you ever head into the wilderness without a map?
Discover and archive configuration changes Track and Document Changes
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AUTOMATICALLY DETECT, COLLECT AND ARCHIVE DEVICE CHANGES FOR BOTH PLANNED AND UNPLANNED CHANGES
Immediate views of current or past state Track and Document Changes
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ANY CURRENT OR ARCHIVED CONFIGURATION OR TOPOLOGY IS A SINGLE CLICK AWAY
Tip 5 – Assemble the Right Team Would you get in a canoe if no one knew how to paddle?
Build once, use forever Implement Changes Faster
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LEVERAGE EMBEDDED JOBS, BUILD CUSTOM SCRIPTS OR IMPORT EXISTING PERL SCRIPTS FOR COMMON UPDATES
Provisioning ACL/rules Implement Changes Faster
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REDUCE TIME TO IMPLEMENT ACL AND RULES FOR NETWORK SECURITY DEVICES BY LEVERAGING MULTI-VENDOR EXPERTISE
Tip 6 – Don’t Go By the Way of the Dinosaur Are you the one person who thinks it’s cool to start a fire by rubbing sticks together instead of using a lighter?
GUI-based tasks Empower More Staff
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SIMPLE GUI-BASED TASKS ALLOW TIER ONE HELP DESK STAFF TO COMPLETE COMMON TASKS CORRECTLY AND SECURELY
User-based access rights Empower More Staff
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CUSTOM USERS, ROLES AND DEVICE DOMAINS EMPOWER MORE STAFF TO MANAGE CHANGE WHILE MAINTAINING CONTROL
Tip 7 – Don’t Assume Your “Gold Standards” Stay that Way Why doesn’t your tent fold up just like it did when you bought it?
Leverage embedded or customize specific requirements Define Actionable Policies
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TAKE HIGH LEVEL COMPLIANCE OR SECURITY REQUIREMENTS AND CREATE ACTIONABLE NETWORK RULES AND POLICIES
Track what you should, nothing else Deploy Based on Individual Needs
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IMPLEMENT SINGLE OR MULTIPLE POLICIES ACROSS A DEVICE GROUP AND ENSURE EACH DEVICE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS
Baseline Templates Provision Configurations Consistently
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DEFINE BEST-PRACTICE BASELINES TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY
Tip 8 – Don’t Think Your Compliance Officer is Your Arch Enemy Do you resent it if the pesky park ranger stops by just to “check in” on you?
Single view of multiple policies Simplified View of Current Status
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EASILY IDENTIFY WHICH DEVICE GROUPS MAY BE VIOLATING ONE OR MORE DEFINED POLICIES
Shorten time and effort to prove success Single-Click Reports
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EMBEDDED AND CUSTOMIZABLE REPORTS COLLECT, TABULATE AND PRESENT RESULTS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS
Tip 9 – Don’t Assume Green Lights Mean Everything is Perfect Just because the bushes aren’t rustling, does it mean there is not a mountain lion out there eyeing you up for tonight’s dinner?
Receive issues for any violation Automatic Policy Monitoring
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THE POLICY MONITORING ENSURES YOUR DESIRED CONFIGURATION MATCHES YOUR AS IS CONFIGURATION
Single click view from alert to impacted devices Identify Which Devices Have Violations
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SHORTEN TIME TO IDENTIFY IMPACTED DEVICES AND IMPLEMENT REMEDIATION ACTIONS
Tip 10 – Don’t Bring Your Shovel to Work When you’re digging a latrine, do you always know where you should put it?
Quickly pinpoint customizable parameters Simplified Search
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ENSURE CORRECT INFORMATION WITH UP-TO-DATE LAYER 2 PHYSICAL AND LAYER 3 LOGICAL DATA WITH MULTIPLE TOPOLOGY VIEWS
Automatically identify problem areas Reduce Manual Time and Steps
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AUTOMATICALLY FIND KEY ATTRIBUTES SUCH AS UNUSED, OVERLAPPING OR DUPLICATE ACLS/RULES
Network Automation Survival Guide
The Power of Infoblox Network Automation
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IP & Device Management
Cross Functional
Enablement
Policy Enforcement
& Audits
Task Delegation
Dynamic Provisioning
Change & Config
Automation
Dynamic IPAM Sync
Network Auto-
Discovery
Infoblox Network
Automation
Benefits of Infoblox Network Automation
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Reduce risk and provision
services faster
Enforce a compliant
and standard network
Improve staff efficiency via automation &
delegation
Thank You
Network Automation Survival Guide, October 2014Copyright © 2014. Infoblox and Empowered Networks Inc.
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