Avi Networks

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Introduction

The CloudCenter platform supports integration to various load balancers. This document provides information on integration with Avi Networks to handle creating virtual services, pools, pool servers, and adding or removing servers from pools during a scaling operation.

The Avi Vantage Platform delivers automated application services including load balancing, application analytics, predictive autoscaling, and security for on-premises or public cloud applications. The platform is built on software-defined principles, runs on commodity x86 servers, VMs, or containers, and matches the automation and self-service goals of modern enterprises.

Prerequisites

CloudCenter

• CloudCenter 4.8.x and above
• Knowledge of Cisco CloudCenter and how to create services
  

Avi Networks

• Avi Controller with VMware or LSC integration

Service Package Bundle

The Packer Service bundle consists of the following files:

• service - The main script that has the logic for the integration
• serviceDictionary.csv - The dictionary CSV file that has the list of all the parameters and their defaults. If you want to get addition input from the user, they need to be added to this file and also in the UI. The format of this file is as follows:
  • DisplayName,paramName,paramType,defaultValue,visible,optional
  • e.g. Root Volume Size,root_volume_size,10,Y,N

      The parameter name is key here and should match the parameter name in the UI

• avi_install.py - Script to install prerequisites
• avi_python_client.py - Main script to parse the parameters and call the Avi Controller endpoint
• api_endpoint.py - Avi controller endpoint script
• sample_lib.py - Avi SDK

Service Description

To add this service login to CloudCenter as an administrator and click on Admin->Services->Add Service. Use the information listed below to create the service.

Service Type: External Service

Name: Avi Networks

Service ID: avinetworks

Description: The Avi Vantage Platform delivers automated application services including load balancing, application analytics, predictive autoscaling, and security for on-premises or public cloud applications.

Category: Load Balancer

External Lifecycle Actions:

External Action Bundle: <location of avinetworks.zip>

Update:

     Script from Bundle: service update

Start:

     Script from Bundle: service start

Stop:

     Script from Bundle: service stop

Service Parameters

Parameter Name	aviControllerIp
Display Name	Avi Controller IP
Type	string
Default Value
User Options

Parameter Name	aviControllerUserName
Display Name	Avi Controller User Name
Type	string
Default Value	admin
User Options

Parameter Name	aviPassword
Display Name	Avi Controller Password
Type	password
Default Value
User Options

Deployment Parameters

Parameter Name	aviTenantName
Display Name	Avi Controller Tenant Name
Type	string
Default Value
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	vipName
Display Name	Virtual Service Name
Type	string
Default Value
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	vipIp
Display Name	Virtual Service IP
Type	string
Default Value
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	vipPort
Display Name	Virtual Service Port
Type	string
Default Value	80
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	sslEnable
Display Name	Enable SSL
Type	list
List Values	Yes,No
Default Value	No
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	sslCert
Display Name	SSL Certificate
Type	path
Default Value
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	sslKey
Display Name	SSL Key
Type	path
Default Value
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	appProfile
Display Name	Avi Application Profile
Type	list
List Values	System-DNS,System-HTTP,System-L4-Application,System-SSL-Application,System-Secure-HTTP
Default Value	System-HTTP
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	persistence
Display Name	Persistence
Type	list
List Values	System-Persistence-App-Cookie,System-Persistence-Client-IP,System-Persistence-Custom-Http-Header,System-Persistence-Http-Cookie,System-Persistence-TLD
Default Value	System-Persistence-Http-Cookie
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	lbMethod
Display Name	Load Balancing Method
Type	list
List Values	Round Robin,Least Load,Fewest Servers, Consistent Hash,Fastest Response,Core Affinity,Least Connections
Default Value	Least Connections
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	listenPort
Display Name	Pool Server Port
Type	string
Default Value	80
User Options	Visible, Editable

Parameter Name	poolMembers
Display Name	Pool Servers
Type	string
Default Value
User Options

Parameter Name	poolMonitor
DisplayName	Health Monitor
Type	list
List Values	System-DNS,System-HTTP,System-HTTPS,System-Ping,System-TCP,System-UDP
Default Value	System-TCP
User Options	Visible, Editable

Downloads

• avicontroller.zip