The scale of the initial release is scale is from 1-4 racks with 'Leaf Pairs/Spines' up to a supported scale of 16 racks (32 leaf switches plus spine nodes)
• So the current hardware support is for 1 fabric with up to 32 x 'leaf' and 4 x 'Spine' switches.
You can start small , up to six devices for example. NetEdit & the Fabric Composer are 2 different tools that can compliment each other.
NetEdit is focused on configuration management and the Composer on orchestration , automating network delivery (spine -leaf with or without BGP/EVPN)
The composer targets Spine and Leaf topologies to automate the deployment , and takes away the complexity of manual configuration- (you don't need to know how to configure the cli ). This is it's primary value add, along with integrations to provide enhanced visibility, and is not a Network management tool in the traditional sense.
It has a predefined set of workflows to support the automation of VSX , interconnected links, underlay, overlay EVPN configurations etc.
Deploying configurations outside of the Composers orchestrations you would use a configuration management tool like NetEdit.
Checkout the collateral , especially the video links , it will become clearer on how it works - it's very easy to use!.
Regards
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Steve Bartlett
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Original Message:
Sent: Feb 05, 2021 09:56 AM
From: Jukka Aaltonen
Subject: Aruba Fabric Composer -
How does it compare with NetEdit, as the NetEdit licenses are quite cheap to get for smaller environments. Is this Fabric Composer mainly targeted for environments running something like 100 Aruba DC switches?
Original Message:
Sent: Feb 05, 2021 07:22 AM
From: Steve Bartlett
Subject: Aruba Fabric Composer -
Many of you will be aware of the Aruba Fabric Composer , launched in December, the orchestration tool which provides simplified operations, accelerated provisioning of Spine/Leaf Fabrics (in minutes ) and increased visibility of end-to-end networks combined with automated detection and much more.
The Aruba Fabric Composer current release 6.0 supports CX-OS 10.06
Product Overview:
https://www.arubanetworks.com/products/switches/core-and-data-center/fabric-composer/
Install Guide
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00107085en_us&docLocale=en_US
User guide
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00107086en_us
Solutions Overview
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/so/SO_Fabric-Composer.pdf
Licensing notes
Licensing Is on a prescription model, with 1,3,5,7 & 10 year options. Licensing is per device. For example: 6 managed switches will require x6 licenses over the desired subscription term.
- Currently the Fabric composer can manage 8325 & 8360 switches under release 6.0
- Licensing includes 24x7 software support plus an additional 30 days for registration.
- All licensing SKUs are available in IRIS.
In addition , informative videos on the Aruba ABC Network. Check-out the link for installation and deployment examples-
Airheads Broadcasting Channel Aruba Fabric Composer
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Steve Bartlett
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