Data center fabric configuration is represented as the fabric intent in a declarative YAML format.

Digital sandbox provides notification of performance issues in the data center fabric.

Telemetry data is provided in a context that is relevant to the fabric intent.

Cloud-native design enables easy integration with the customer’s environment.

Checkpoint 0 is always the oldest checkpoint.

The current running configuration can be saved as a JSON-formatted checkpoint file.

The operator can revert to any existing checkpoint.

The operator can generate a new checkpoint when committing configuration changes.

The state mode displays the current configuration and operational information.

The show mode uses pre-defined reports to display operational information.

The running mode is used to make configuration changes.

Users can switch from one mode to another using the enter command.

Only one management interface is allowed.

Network interfaces are associated with physical ports on the linecards.

The loopback interface is a physical interface directly connected to another interface on the same chassis.

Layer 2 parameters such as MTU are configured at the SR Linux interface level while Layer 3 parameters are configured at the subinterface level.

An IP address is configured under the IRB’s subinterface.

An IRB subinterface is configured in an IP-VRF network instance.

One IRB subinterface is configured for each interface within a MAC-VRF network instance.

One IRB subinterface is configured in a MAC-VRF network instance.