DNA

• DNA is used in the Enterprise space.

• APIC YEM is the old DNA Centre.

• It can be defined as a campus, WAN, access, wireless (enterprise) SDN / SD WAN network controller

• Makes it easier for network engineers to get done what they need to, to focus on more important things.

• You can create a global logical topology of the physical location of your devices, incl. a floor plan.

• Allows you to update software & configuration remotely from your device list (via CLI, SNMP, & HTTP(S)).

• Can also do IPAM.

• Can connect to ticketing systems for change control.

• Can integrate with WLAN controller, and you can configure autonomous APs.

• Monitoring and Assurance allows you to gain insight on what happened in your network

Northbound - how you manage DNA Centre Southbound - how to connect to devices