FusionLayer Infinity. Management and Provisioning for F5 BigIP DNS November 2017

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1 FusionLayer Infinity Management and Provisioning for F5 BigIP DNS November 2017

2 FUSIONLAYER ENABLING NETWORK AUTOMATION Cloud Computing, Internet of Things and 5G mobility are key technology trends shaping our communities as we head into the 2020s. At the core of these trends lie the networks that power the digital society. FusionLayer helps service providers in automating processes that touch networks. This is accomplished with cutting-edge technologies that function as the unified management system for all network-related information. The future is here. At Scale. With Ease.

3 Digital Transformation Status Quo While self-service and automation are key drivers in the cloud-era, most networks continue to be managed and configured manually. As on-demand service models and emerging technology trends such as Internet of Things and 5G mobility gain momentum, the monolithic network environments dating back to the 1980s are unable to keep up with the agility requirements of tomorrow. Transformation Digitalization requires that organizations transform their ICT architectures into agile business platforms that are able to keep up with the accelerating change. From the technology point of view, this paradigm shift requires cloud-generation stacks that have been designed natively for automation and multi-cloud stories. While early adopters such as ebay and Google have already run environments like this for years, the early majority of mainstream enterprises, MSPs and CSPs have now moved to a point where they start adopting the new paradigm. Key Players

4 FusionLayer Solution Benefits Network Agility through DNS Automation Automated DNS management for forward and reverse zones Zero-touch DNS provisioning for VMware, Ansible and more DNS changes provisioned to F5 BigIP DNS in seconds: - Automation workflows leveraging REST API - Manual DNS changes via Graphical User Interface (GUI) Compliance with ITIL and Best Practices: Authorization, authentication and audit trails for all changes Delegated visibility into DNS zones managed in the system Introduce SD-IPAM and DHCP mgmt for F5 environments Slash Operating Expenses (OPEX): Automated do-it-yourself models for DNS management Zero-touch DNS provisioning for clouds and orchestrators Minimize man-years spent on DNS management tasks

5 FusionLayer Key Differentiators Ease-of-Use Intuitive workflows for effortless management Smooth user experience for piece of mind Role-based access facilitating self-service DNS Ease-of-Integration Plug-and-play with F5 integration in minutes Flexible data structure for individual needs Powerful REST API for DNS automation Scalability x25 scalability compared to competing systems Hundreds of thousands of networks managed as one Unique architecture designed to reach infinity: - IoT with sensor networks - Dual-stack and IPv6 - Hybrid multi-cloud scenarios Figure 1: Example architecture with FusionLayer Infinity and F5 BigIP DNS

6 Flowchart Zero-Touch DNS Provisioning Step 2 Step 1 Step 3 BigIP DNS (Auth) Fully Automated DNS Provisioning for Clouds and Orchestrators: Step 1: Orchestrator deploys workload, sends a request to FL Infinity (via IPAM driver). FL Infinity returns requested parameters and uses them in deployment. Step 2: FL Infinity issues an IP address from correct subnet. Automatically creates DNS name based on subnet-specific pattern and identifies the correct zone. Step 3: FL Infinity adds DNS name to subnet-specific zone. Automatically propagates the change across authoritative F5 BigIP DNS instances. Please note: FusionLayer supports two IP addresses for an individual host (A / AAAA record)

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