Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 User Guide
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Network Services Overview
Platform Elements and POD Relationships
Platform Elements and POD Relationships
The table below shows the relationship information between specific platform elements and PODs..
Use Case by Persona
Cloud Provider Technical Administrator (CPTA)
Set Provisioning (Add Networks, Public Subnet)
Connect to managers and devices
Discover and inventory virtual and physical network devices
Discover and define network topology (device interconnects)
Perform network device connectivity checks
Manage network device credentials
Define, update and remove Network PODs
Associate to Compute PODs
Add Cloud Admin Users
Table 1
Elements and PODs
Platform Element
# of PODS
POD Information
Chef Servers
0+
Can only be used by one Service Resource Container at a
time; in other words, there is only a 1-1 relationship between
a Chef PE and the Service Recourse Container.
time; in other words, there is only a 1-1 relationship between
a Chef PE and the Service Recourse Container.
Cisco APIC
0+
Can only associate with a Cisco APIC-enabled OpenStack
Cloud Manager deployment. For more information on Cisco
APIC and OpenStack, see
Cloud Manager deployment. For more information on Cisco
APIC and OpenStack, see
Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM
0 or 1
Only one may be associated to a Compute POD
Cisco Prime Service Catalog
1
One or more in the web tier and database tier; one in SL tier
Cisco Process Orchestrator
1+
Platform Element associated with PSC for service fulfillment.
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
Director
Director
0 or 1
One may service multiple Network PODs
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
Manager
Manager
0+
Only one may be associated to a Compute POD
OpenStack Cloud Managers
0+
Associated with Compute PODs referencing Network PODs.
Note that multiple Compute PODs are possible.
Note that multiple Compute PODs are possible.
Puppet Labs’ Puppet Master
0+
Can only be used by one Service Resource Container at a
time; in other words, there is only a 1-1 relationship between
a Puppet PE and the Service Recourse Container.
time; in other words, there is only a 1-1 relationship between
a Puppet PE and the Service Recourse Container.
VMware vCenter Servers (not Linked
mode)
mode)
0+
One or more may be associated to a Compute POD.
VMware vCloud Director
0+
Multiple compute pods are possible.