Migrations in data centers can be challenging, where customers, whether they are internal or external, demand zero downtime and as few disruptions as possible. On the contrary, data centers are always changing environments, where migrations are not just about simple hardware replacements.
As a follow up to the VPN tunnel between Cisco and VyOS routers using VTIs post, let’s see a different scenario where the VyOS router is on a private network behind a firewall that provides NAT; for example hosted a cloud network.
Cisco has released NX-OSv9k, and the good news is that it can used in a GNS3 topology too. The only problem is that the image requires UEFI for booting, which is not provided by earlier versions of GNS3.
Creating VPN tunnels between different vendors is usually at the bottom of a networker’s list of desires, however sometimes it can’t be avoided. We’re connecting a Cisco router to a VyOS one, and make them exchange routing information using OSPF.
The playbook in this video does the same as in the previous demo but The variables are defined through a web frontend. The frontend can be downloaded from here.