CloudX CI/CD Network Validation

Overview

This repository contains the materials needed to recreate my CloudX 2024 presentation on implementing network validation using CI/CD pipelines. The project showcases how to automate network validation processes using modern DevOps practices.

Presentation Name - Building Robust Networks: The Power of CI/CD in Network Validation

Getting Started

1. Fork and Clone

# Fork this repository using GitHub UI
git clone https://github.com/[YOUR_USERNAME]/cloudx_cicd_network_validation.git
cd cloudx_cicd_network_validation

2. Arista cEOS Image Setup

Due to licensing requirements, the Arista cEOS image must be downloaded separately:

1. Download the cEOS image from Arista's Software Download Page
2. Configure Git LFS in your repository:

   git lfs install
   git lfs track "*.tar"
   git add .gitattributes

3. Add the cEOS image to your repository:

   git add [cEOS image file]
   git commit -m "Add cEOS image"
   git push origin [branch]

3. CI/CD Pipeline

When you create a Pull Request, GitHub Actions will:

1. Download the cEOS image from Git LFS
2. Run pre-validation on device configs
3. Set up the test environment using containerlab
4. Run post-validation

Usage

1. Make your network configuration changes
2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature/your-change

3. Commit your changes and push:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Description of your changes"
   git push origin feature/your-change

4. Create a Pull Request on GitHub
5. Monitor the automated tests in the GitHub Actions tab

Note

you can use github codespaces to create containerlab network to play around and manipulate the configs