[ixpmanager] How is consistency maintained between the information in IXP manager and the switch configurations?

[Haider Ali]

Dear Nick,
                 I have seen your presentation along with the video. I also
have seen this below link:
https://github.com/inex/ixp-manager-provisioning

So, I need AristaOS or Cumulus to use above repository for automation. If I
am not wrong, then INEX is not currently providing support on the switch
automation. So, currently, INEX is providing an IXP manager which needs
operator to configure switch manually and put information on portal
manually too. Kindly correct me if I am wrong.

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Also, If I will use the same things as INEX is using, will I be able to
configure switch directly through IXP manager admin portal?
The above link says that NAPALM and SaltStack should be learnt first. But,
after learning or become fluent with them, how will we link the whole thing
together and how will everything be connected to IXP manager database and
GUI of IXP manager? I have gathered the high level view of how is the
automation of switch designed? But if we want to deploy automation to our
switch then is there any support or scripts or documentation that could
help us ? So, summarizing, Are there any scripts or documentation to get
done with this automation so that we can configure the switch through GUI
of IXP manager and maintain consistency?

Sincerely,
Haider Ali

On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 11:57 AM Nick Hilliard <nick at foobar.org> wrote:

> Haider,
>
> We have given some presentations on networking equipment automation
> using IXP Manager.  These can all be found on www.ixpmanager.org:
>
> https://www.ixpmanager.org/presentations
>
> IXP Manager provides some hooks to enable specific types of platform
> automation.  Building the connecting glue is something that needs to be
> handled by each individual organisation.
>
> Nick
>
> Haider Ali wrote on 17/08/2019 17:53:
> > Dear Community,
> >                            Thanks for always helping the smooth process
> > of deployment of IXP manager in Islamabad IXP, Pakistan.
> >
> > I have a question about connection between switch and IXP manager.
> > How is consistency maintained between the information in IXP manager and
> > the switch configurations?
> >
> > If I change the configurations in switch like no of VLANs, subnet mask,
> > IP addresses etc. How will the IXP manager come to know about that
> > change? Will the IXP operator manually configure this change in IXP
> > manager again so that customers can see the actual configuration of
> > switch? In other words, How will the consistency be maintained between
> > switch and IXP manager? If operator will take care of consistency
> > between switch and IXP manager then, the IXP manager is solely the
> > information portal in all respects.
> >
> > If there is consistency between switch and IXP manager then:
> > I was thinking that IXP manager should give error if there is
> > inconsistency between what is entered by admin of IXP manager and what
> > is present in configurations of switch. Will it give error? I have tried
> > changing the subnet mask in switch configurations. IXP manager doesnt
> > give any error.
> >
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> > There is a follow-up question:
> >   That, Can we configure our switch from the front end provided by IXP
> > manager? That is: If we want to add VLANs etc then can it be possible?
> > As far as I know, we can add VLANs for information purposes, not for the
> > purpose of configuration in switch.
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Haider Ali
> >
> >
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