Milestone 2

Milestone 2: Network Expansion Complete
 
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:
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Manual configuration of each new device 
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Complex VLAN and IP planning 
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Careful coordination of physical and logical changes 
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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:
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Applying connectivity templates to connect servers to virtual networks 
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Setting up external BGP peering for outside access to the Analytics service 
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Monitoring network health with Intent-Based Analytics 
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Managing configuration changes with Time Voyager 
Let’s continue building our Analytics service!