When I first heard about VXLAN I asked my colleague, what is VXLAN? And his answer was it is the same as VLAN but with X in the middle :).It is such a protocol that is difficult to comprehend for many. Table of content: What is Vxlan used for? What is the difference between VLAN and VXLAN? What is a … Read More
Nuage NSG bootstrapping – Activation of NSG at the branch – Part 7
Even though we have virtual Nuage NSG, let’s think for a second that we have got a brand new NSG’s at our branch locations and we are going to deploy them as Branch 1 and two like below. 🙂 Creation of NSG in an Enterprise. Different methods of bootstrapping Nuage NSG. What is Auto-bootstrapping NSG bootstrapping using auto bootstrap. Nuage … Read More
How to create Bridge and Vlan’s in Linux – Nuage SD-WAN lab Part – 2
What is the underlay and Overlay network? When it comes to Nuage-SDWAN there are two types of networks that we have to use. First one is called the underlay network and the second one is called the overlay network. The underlay network is nothing but our traditional network which would help us to connect all the network equipment. Once the … Read More
Nokia Nuage SD-WAN Lab- Nuage VSD installation steps – Part 3
In my previous blog, I covered the underlay network setup for Nuage in KVM. In this blog, I am going to cover the Nuage VSD installation lab guide and on the next part of the blog, we would go through the installation of the nuage components one by one. What is Nuage VSD (Virtual Service Directory) Nuage VSD or Nokia … Read More
Nuage SD-WAN Controller (VSC) deployment – Part 4
In our last section of the Nuage sdwan lab setup, we had installed VSD, which is the nuage networks VNS management plane. In this section of the lab guide, we would go ahead and install a SD-WAN controller known as VSC (Virtual Service Controller.) Wha is Nuage VSC ? VSC is the Nuage SDN’s controller, which guide or inform the data … Read More
Creation of Nuage SD-WAN gateway (NSG) in VSD – Part 6
How you install the traditional network devices?A skilled technician would go on to the site to deploy the router and connect cables on them and make sure everything is working.But how to implement SD-WAN gateway? You cannot install SD-WAN gateway in our case NSG (Network Service Gateway) just like that. You would have to do a process called NSG bootstrapping … Read More
Nuage Proxy server deployment – SDWAN lab -Part 5
Yes, we are almost there to get everything up and run.! I am building this lab for you guys and at the same time, writing this post, that way I hope everything would be accurate. In this lab, we are going to install the Nuage proxy server, also known as nuage utility VM, so let’s get started. Why Nuage SD-WAN … Read More
Step by Step guide to install Nuage SD-WAN lab in KVM – Part 1
You are here because you wanted to learn about Nuage SD-WAN and its lab setup. For me, I don’t like to read more of theory when it comes to learning new technologies. I would instead do a lab first and make some mistakes and learn from them. By the time I finish the lab, I would know more about the … Read More
The overlay and underlay network lab using SD-WAN
I have covered what is VXLAN and the differences between the overlay and underlay network here, in this blog we are going to take a look at the overlay and underlay in action using nuage sd-wan lab. The underlay network topology. Below is the actual underlay network, The Branch 1 NSG is connected to two WAN links both from internet … Read More
