Netomata automates network configuration by generating consistent configurations from a text description of the network topology using templates. The automated approach reduces errors and makes networks easier to maintain, troubleshoot, test, deploy, scale and adds new devices compared to manual configuration methods. Netomata is an open source project with an online community for support at www.netomata.com.

1. Netomata
Automates
Network
Configura2on
Brent
Chapman
brent@netomata.com
www.netomata.com
@netomata
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2. Derived
from
"Networking
Nightmare",
photo
by
Adam
Seelwood
via
Flickr,
used
under
Crea2ve
Commons
aEribu2on
license.
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3. Complex
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4. Complex
Too
complex
to
manage
by
hand
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5. 95%
right,
done
6
2mes
=
74%
right
100%
75%
Wrong
50% Right
25%
0%
1 2 3 4 5 6
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6. 95%
right,
done
6
2mes
=
74%
right
100%
75%
Wrong
50% Right
25%
0%
1 2 3 4 5 6
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7. Automated
networks
are
beEer
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8. More
reliable
Consistent
configs
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9. More
reliable
Doesn’t
rely
on
people
to
be
consistent
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10. More
reliable
Reduces
direct
costs
of
inconsistency
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11. More
reliable
Reduces
indirect
costs
of
inconsistency
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12. Easier
to
maintain
Easier
to
troubleshoot
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13. Easier
to
maintain
Easier
to
test,
deploy,
&
roll
back
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14. Easier
to
scale
Easier
to
add
“just
one
more”
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15. Automa2on
cycle
Design
Control Generate
Deploy
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16. Netomata
Config
Generator
Text Network
Config
Embedded
Descrip2on Templates
(Hierarchical Ruby
or
Tabular)
WriEen
in
Ruby
Ready-­‐to-­‐
Install
Configs
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17. Netomata
Config
Generator
Text Network
Config
Embedded
Descrip2on Templates
(Hierarchical Ruby
or
Tabular)
WriEen
in
Ruby
Ready-­‐to-­‐
Install
Configs
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18. Open
source
Community
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19. Experience
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20. Join
the
revolu2on!
www.netomata.com
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