Milestone 2

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Milestone 2: Network Expansion Complete

Milestone 2

Excellent Progress!

You’ve successfully expanded your data centre infrastructure by adding physical capacity and establishing logical segmentation for the Big Data Analytics service.

What You’ve Accomplished:

Added a new rack - Prestaged a new dual-leaf rack in your fabric
Created a routing zone - Established network isolation for the Analytics service
Deployed virtual networks - Set up both Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks for different tiers
Added a server - Connected an analytics server to your fabric

Why This Matters:

In traditional networking, these tasks would require:

  • Manual configuration of each new device

  • Complex VLAN and IP planning

  • Careful coordination of physical and logical changes

  • Risk of inconsistency between devices

With Apstra, you’ve seen how network expansion becomes a predictable, automated process that ensures consistency between physical and logical components.

What’s Coming Next:

Now that we’ve expanded the physical and logical infrastructure, we’ll focus on connectivity:

  • Applying connectivity templates to connect servers to virtual networks

  • Setting up external BGP peering for outside access to the Analytics service

  • Monitoring network health with Intent-Based Analytics

  • Managing configuration changes with Time Voyager

Let’s continue building our Analytics service!