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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. It receives event and anomaly information from Juniper Apstra and Apstra Flow Server and forwards that data to Juniper Apstra Cloud Services.

To enable Apstra Edge to send event information and flow data to Juniper Apstra Cloud Services, you need to register Apstra Edge in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services by adopting it. To receive flow data from Apstra, you must configure Flow Server Details. 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 information from Apstra Edge.

CAUTION:

Apstra Edge uses the edge registration ID that is 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 Apstra Edge and between Apstra Edge and Apstra from Juniper Apstra Cloud Services UI 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 information described in Table 1.
  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.
    Table 1: Adopt Apstra Edge

    Field

    Description

    Edge Name

    Unique name to identify Apstra Edge configured in the data center.

    Management URL

    URL to connect to the Apstra instance. For example, https://10.28.52.3

    Username

    Username to log into the Apstra instance.

    Password

    Password to log into the Apstra instance.

    Flow Server Configuration

    Flow Server Details

    Enable this option to collect flow data from the Apstra instance. Options for configuring the flow server parameters are displayed only if you enable the Flow Server Details toggle button. After the details for Flow Server Details are configured, you can view information about the data center network topology, hosts and endpoints, services, and anomalies, if any, on the Service Aware and the Impact Analysis pages.

    Flow Server Name

    Name of the Apstra Flow server.

    Management URL

    OpenSearch REST API URL to connect to the Apstra Flow server. The URL must be in the format https://ip-addresss:9200. For example, https://10.28.52.4:9200.

    Username

    Username to log into Apstra Flow server.

    Password

    Password to log into Apstra Flow server.

    Apstra Edge Download Location

    Location for downloading Apstra Edge software. Visit https://support.juniper.net/support/downloads/?p=apstra to download Apstra Edge software.
    Note:

    The Apstra flow information collected from the Apstra instance is stored in Apstra Cloud Services database for 30 days.