Milestone 3

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Milestone 3: Network Connectivity Complete

Milestone 3

Outstanding Work!

You’ve successfully established all the connectivity needed to make your Big Data Analytics service operational, both internally and externally.

What You’ve Accomplished:

✅ Applied connectivity templates - Connected servers to virtual networks
✅ Configured switch ports - Automatically set up VLANs and trunking
✅ Established external connectivity - Set up BGP peering with external systems
✅ Created end-to-end service paths - Enabled traffic flow throughout your fabric

Why This Matters:

The connectivity configuration you’ve just completed demonstrates Apstra’s power in abstracting complex networking tasks:

  • Instead of configuring individual ports with specific VLANs, you applied intent-based templates

  • Rather than manually configuring BGP parameters, you defined the desired external connectivity

  • All the underlying configurations were automatically generated and consistently applied

  • The entire fabric was updated to support these connections while maintaining integrity

What’s Coming Next:

In the final section of our Test Drive, we’ll explore how Apstra helps you operate and maintain your network:

  • Monitoring with Intent-Based Analytics

  • Using Time Voyager for safe configuration management

  • Understanding how Apstra maintains your network intent

Let’s explore how Apstra transforms day-to-day network operations!