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Branch Deployment Automation with Prime Infrastructure and APIC-EM Prakash Rajamani, Manager, Product Management Bipin Kapoor, Manager, Technical Marketing PSONMS-2003 Distributed Branch Deployment Costs Capital Expenses Operational Expenses Onsite expert visit is necessary for execution 33% High cost of expert time (frequently outsourced) High cost of travel to distributed 67% branches Complex deployments across WAN/Access/WLAN Manual device-centric processes Technical Tasks with Branch Infra Management Can be done by local tech • Device Rack/Stack and LAN Cabling • New Device Onboarding Requires expert personnel usually from • New Device Configuration • New Services Configuration central IT/Network engineering team or • Existing device OS Outsourced Consulting Service Provider upgrade/reimaging • Existing device reconfiguration (~2 Branch visits / year) • Existing services reconfiguration • Management tool integration Performed remotely by central IT Ops • Branch Network Operations Distributed Branch Infrastructure Deployment Standardized Approvals and Rack and Stack Network Svcs Automated Branch Bill of Deployment Deployment Monitoring Design Shipment •Standardized •Workflow •Router •IWAN branch designs automation for •Switch •Unified Access •Upfront and test review and •WLC •Converged •FCAPS and validation approval •Access Points Access •Day 2 Monitoring •Inventory of •Generation of •Physical or •High Density •Reporting branch sites bill of shipment virtual WLAN •Trending and associated •Change •Orchestration •Instant Access •Capacity type Management and Service •Security Planning •Integration with processes Chaining Automation management tools like IPAM Network Upgrades Op-Ex is continuing to shrink Networks are growing How do you effectively manage this situation? Agenda • Branch Service Automation • Service Design • Service Request • Service Approval • Service Provisioning • Service Subscription • Virtual Branch Management Branch Service Automation – Process Architecture Service Service Service Service Design Service Catalog Request Provisioning Management • Branch Design for • Branch designs (e.g. • Ordering of Branch • Orchestration of • Business and s Wireless, Routing Small, Medium, type when new site(s) devices and network Service level dash s e and Switching Large) committed to or new services are services enablement boarding / reporting c • Embedded CVD best Service Catalog as a needed for the Branch using for Network, SLA’s, o r practices service offering • Approval workflow PnP and PKI Security Status and P • Custom and • Setting up of with embedded test / Automation on APIC- Changes prescriptive designs business entities validation EM • Drill down into • User, Application, and groups for • SLA definition for • APIC-EM led Policy events, monitoring Security, Access which services can branch users and compliance and analytics tools and Quality of be ordered applications enforcement for troubleshooting Experience policy definition e Network Architect, Network Architect, Network Operations, Network loR Security Admin Security Admin Application Admin Network Operations, Operations, Security Operations Security Operations High Cost, Skilled Resource, One Time Automated (Low TCO), Low Skill, Continuous Branch Service Automation Components Systemic View of Management / Control Roles Orchestrates sequential changes Stores, processes and visualizes and enables IT process execution all historical data for monitoring and network change Network Infra Owns the communication to/from the network and drives programmability
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