@itentialopensource/ip-fabric-service-path-analysis

IP Fabric Service Path Analysis

Table of Contents

• Overview
  • Operations Manager and JSON-Form
• Requirements
• How to Install
• How to Run
• Additional Information

Overview

The IP Fabric Service Path Analysis Pre-Built can be used to run a simulation of a requested service on the last snapshot within IP Fabric Automated Network Assurance Platform. The Pre-Built consists of a task that takes the last snapshot and runs the simulation for the service request and then identifies the impacted/affected existing firewall rules/switches/routers.

Operations Manager and JSON-Form

This workflow has an Operations Manager item that calls a workflow. The Ops Manager item uses a JSON-Form to specify common fields populated when analyzing a requested service within IP Fabric. The workflow the Ops Manager item calls queries data from the formData job variable.

Estimated Run Time: 1min

Installation Prerequisites

Users must satisfy the following pre-requisites:

• Itential Automation Platform
  • ^2021.2
  • IP Fabric Adapter

Requirements

This Pre-Built requires the following:

• IP Fabric Adapter configured with credentials and IP Address of your IP Fabric Instance.

How to Install

To install the Pre-Built:

• Verify you are running a supported version of the Itential Automation Platform (IAP) as listed above in the Requirements section in order to install the Pre-Built.
• The Pre-Built can be installed from within App-Admin_Essential. Simply search for the name of your desired Pre-Built and click the install button (as shown below).

How to Run

Use the following to run the Pre-Built:

• Run the Operations Manager item IP Fabric Service Path Analysis or call IP Fabric Service Path Analysis from your workflow as a child job.