Adding automation

There are infinite possibilities for processes for which you might want to create automation. Most of the operational procedures are repetitive and prone to errors if manually operated. So, we need to automate our network as much as possible.

Let’s then describe a few simple forms of automation that can help our network operation.

Link connection check automation

One of the procedures that is very important and requires lots of attention is the build and construction of the physical network, in particular a physical rack and its cables. Its complexity will vary, depending on whether a star topology configuration or a Clos topology configuration is used, which we discussed in Chapter 1.

A mixed topology configuration that combines all possible topologies is even more complex, and its complexity will increase the chances of building a network incorrectly. For instance, a Clos network, as shown in Figure 10.17, has a total of 32 connections, and imagine...