Lab topology
For the network lab, we will reuse the network topology we used in Chapter 8, Network Monitoring with Python – Part 2. The network gear will have the management interfaces in the 172.16.1.0/24 management network with the interconnections in the 10.0.0.0/8 network and the subnets in /30s.
Where can we install the ELK Stack in the lab? One option is to install the ELK Stack on the management station we have been using up to this point. Another option is to install it on a separate virtual machine (VM) besides the management station with two NICs, one connected to the management network and the other connected to the outside network. My personal preference is to separate the monitoring server from the management server and pick the latter option. The reason for this is that the monitoring server typically has different hardware and software requirements than other servers, as you will see in later sections in this chapter. Another reason for separation is that this...
