Today’s Heavy Networking looks at sources of network truth. Specifically, with NetBox. What is NetBox? To quote netbox.readthedocs.io:

“NetBox is an open source web application designed to help manage and document computer networks. Initially conceived by the network engineering team at DigitalOcean, NetBox was developed specifically to address the needs of network and infrastructure engineers.”

NetBox is growing in popularity among networkers. Here to talk to us about why NetBox is so great is John Anderson. He’s a network automation engineer at NetworkToCode, and a NetBox contributor.

We discuss:

* What NetBox is – IPAM and DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software

* What NetBox is not – a network management system, a network discovery tool, or DNS/DHCP server

* How to deploy NetBox

* How you model the intended state of your network and import data to it

* The kinds of information it can contain and what you can do with it

* Its support for IPv6

* More

Sponsor: Open Systems

In the crowded SD-WAN market, don’t overlook Open Systems. Open Systems brings security, automation and expert management to let you focus on other aspects of your network. Get visibility, flexibility and control combined with performance, simplicity and security with SD-WAN from Open Systems. To find out more, go to www.open-systems.com/packetpushers.

Sponsor: Tufin

Tufin has pioneered a policy-based approach to network security management using automation and analytics. As a result, you can make network changes in minutes instead of days, reliably and securely. Tufin. The Security Policy Company. Find out more at tufin.com.

Show Links:

NetBox

John Anderson on GitHub

NetworkToCode