Spine and Leaf Networks, an Outline

With the previous post, I covered traditional data center networking, and some of the reliability compromises made to accommodate typical workloads. Here I'll be outlining my take as a series of blog posts on the next iteration of data center network design, Spine and Leaf:

Lab Diagram

• What came before

• Introduction: What Layer 3 Leaf Spine is and isn't, Dispelling Myths

  • Topology Diagram

• Practical Applications with IGPs

  • RIP
  • OSPF

• Practical application with EGP only

  • eBGP

• Practical applications with IGPs and EGP

• The IP Portability / Layer 2 problem

• What I've found while practically applying this, tips and tricks

  • VMWare NSX-V
  • VMWare NSX-T
  • Cisco NX-OS & Automation

Note: This page may change based on content. I'm going to try and keep things generic up until the very end.