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Containers in Cisco IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and NX-OS: Orchestration and Operation

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  • Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot containerized applications and network services on Cisco IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and NX-OS platforms, with all supported Cisco products
  • Introduces Cisco APIs and developer toolkits to help network application and service developers to succeed in a quickly evolving networking ecosystem
  • Includes detailed use cases and explanations for driving value from containerization in diverse industries and network environments

  • Copyright 2021
  • Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
  • Pages: 496
  • Edition: 1st
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  • ISBN-10: 0-13-589575-8
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-589575-7

A comprehensive guide to learning container and application hosting capabilities in Cisco platforms, and implementing them to achieve higher efficiency in network deployments and operations

Cisco architectures offer comprehensive compute virtualization capabilities to accommodate both native and third-party container hosting, so you can containerize and instantiate any application or network service and gain unprecedented value from your networks.Direct from Cisco, this is the complete guide to deploying and operating containerized application and network services on Cisco platforms. First, the authors review essential virtualization and containerization concepts for all network professionals and introduce leading orchestration tools. Next, they take a deep dive into container networking, introducing Cisco architectural support for container infrastructures. You’ll find modular coverage of configuration, activation,orchestration, operations, and application hosting for each key Cisco software platform: IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and NX-OS.The authors explore diverse orchestration tools, including LXC,Docker, and Kubernetes, and cover both Cisco and open-source tools for building and testing applications. They conclude with multiple use cases that show how containerization can improve agility and efficiency in a wide range of network environments.

  • Review the motivation, drivers, and concepts of computing virtualization
  • Learn how Cisco platforms are achieving infrastructure virtualization
  • Explore the Cisco reference model for developing cloud-native services and moving to cloud-native network functions
  • Master Cisco container networking fundamentals, supported modes, and configuration
  • Enable,install, activate, and orchestrate containerized applications in Cisco IOS-XE,IOS-XR, and NX-OS
  • Compare tools and methods for developing, testing, hosting, and orchestrating containerized applications
  • Discover real-world use cases for Day-0, Day-1, and Day-2 operations, with practical deployment examples
  • Preview merging trends in network containerization

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Table of Contents

Foreword xxv

Introduction xxvii

Part I Virtualization and Containers

Chapter 1 Introduction to Virtualization 1

History of Computer Evolution 1

History of Virtualization 2

VirtualizationArchitecture Definition andTypes 6

Computing Virtualization Elements andTechniques 14

Virtualization Scale and DesignConsideration 18

Multitenancy in Virtualization 19

Summary 20

References in This Chapter 21

Chapter 2 Virtualization and Cisco 23

History of Virtualization in Cisco 23

Virtualization in Enterprise and ServiceProvider Environments 30

The Era of Software-Defined Networking 32

SDN Enablers 33

Control Plane Virtualization 33

Summary 58

References in This Chapter 59

Chapter 3 Container Orchestration and Management 61

Introduction to the Cloud-Native ReferenceModel 61

The Journey from Virtual Network Function(VNF) to Cloud Native Function (CNF) 63

Container Deployment and OrchestrationOverview 65

Container Deployment and Orchestration 81

Summary 95

References 95

Chapter 4 Container Networking Concepts 97

Container NetworkingIntroduction andEssentials 97

Container Networking 99

Container Network Models and Interfaces 105

Setting Up Container Networking 115

Summary 136

References 137

Part II Container Deployment and Operation in Cisco Products

Chapter 5 Container Orchestration in Cisco IOS-XE Platforms 139

Cisco IOS-XE Architecture 139

IOS-XE Architecture: Application Hosting146

IOx Applications 149

Developing and Hosting Applications 157

Licensing Requirements 185

Summary 186

References 187

Chapter 6 Container Orchestration in Cisco IOS-XR Platforms 189

Cisco IOS-XR Architecture 189

Application Hosting Architecture 192

Hosting Environment Readiness 198

Types of Application Hosting in Cisco XRPlatform 201

Network Configuration and Verification 216

Docker Images and Registry 218

Network Configuration and Verification 224

Application Hosting in VRF Namespace 226

Container Management 232

Summary 234

References 234

Chapter 7 Container Orchestration in Cisco NX-OS Platforms 235

Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture 235

Hosting Environment Readiness 239

Container Infrastructure Configuration andInstantiation 242

Bash 256

Summary 288

References 289

Chapter 8 Application Developers' Tools and Resources 291

Cisco Development Tool Kits and Resources291

Open-Source and Commercial Tools 336

Building and Deploying Container Images 341

Configuration and Application ManagementTools 345

Summary 357

References 357

Chapter 9 Container Deployment Use Cases 361

General Use Cases for Enterprise, ServiceProvider, and Data Center

IOS-XR Use Case: Disaggregated Seamless BFDas a Virtual Network Function for Rapid Failure Detection 384

Seamless BFD Overview 385

Creating and Hosting S-BFD as a VirtualNetwork Function 387

NX-OS Use Case: Control Plane Health CheckUsing an Anomaly Detector 391

NX-OS Use Case: NX-OS Docker Health Check398

Summary 404

Chapter 10 Current NFV Offering and Future Trends in Containers 405

App Hosting Services 405

Cisco NFV Offerings 411

Containers and Service Chaining 418

Serverless Computing and Network Functions421

Summary 423

References 423

TOC, 9780135895757, 6/9/2020

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