chatopsdriven private cloud

ChatOps Driven Private Cloud

Technical Solution Architect - Cisco Systems

Brandon Beck and Doron Chosnek

Brandon BeckTechnical Solution Architect, Cisco

Has worked 15 years at Cisco in various technical sales roles with a primary focus on datacenter solutions. Enjoys tinkering with various programming languages and finding ways to automate Cisco solutions (typically motivated by laziness)

Doron ChosnekTechnical Solution Architect, Cisco

Doron spent the first decade of his career focused on hardware development. When he discovered that scripting could help automate repetitive and tedious tasks in PCB layout, it started a long journey of scripting hackery. Doron currently works for Cisco in the Cloud & Compute group.

The Challenge

It all started with a new product…

Tetration

We need applications to demo the product!!


Tetration

Where can we put them??

We can put them in the cloud!


Tetration

Hey, what about that lab gear Brandon and Doron have down in Austin?

Let's build a private cloudPrivate Cloud Infrastructure

HyperFlex

Hey I forgot my password…would you mind resetting it for me

Could you please make me an administratorHey I heard you guys are setting up a new lab. Could you add me please!

Let’s add some AutomationPrivate Cloud Infrastructure

Wish List• Onboarding Users• Removing Users• Password Recovery• Deploying an Application• Workload Power Mgmt• Remote Access (RDP/SSH)• Retrieve Lab Details

Chatbot

Breaking it down

• Create wish list runbooks

Breaking it down

Webex Teams

AWS Lex NLP

• Create wish list runbooks• Gather required data points from user

Breaking it down

Webex Teams

AWS Lex NLP

AWS Lambda

AWS DynamoDB

• Create wish list runbooks• Gather required data points from user• Validate data

Breaking it down

Webex Teams

AWS Lex NLP

AWS Lambda

AWS DynamoDB

• Create wish list runbooks• Gather required data points from user• Validate data• Send collected data to AWX for orchestration

Breaking it down

Webex Teams

AWS Lex NLP

AWS Lambda

AWS DynamoDB

• Create wish list runbooks• Gather required data points from user• Validate data• Send collected data to AWX for orchestration• Handle feedback notifications

Tenant Onboarding

Tenant OnboardingAdd User Job Template

1. New Active Directory user created

a) Default security groups added

2. Create webex teams chatbot webhook

3. Create Guacamole user account

4. VM folder created using user id

5. ACI micro segment policy group created

a) Only include VMs containing user id

b) Create L3 out contract

6. Create new Tetration tenant

a) Create pre-defined scope tree and policies

7. Send welcome email to new user

Deploying an App

Deploying an AppDeploy an App Workflow

Accessing the App

• Total Applications deployed in 2019:• Enabled custom demo experiences based on

customer interest• Team contributed applications (Sock Shop and

Apache Struts)• Time spent playing Xbox in the evenings

Closing Remarks

1,132

Thank you!

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