Avi load balancer extension classes
Summarize
Summary of Avi load balancer extension classes
The CMDB CI Class Models store app enhances the ServiceNow Configuration Management Database (CMDB) by adding or updating classes specific to the Avi load balancer. These extensions integrate seamlessly into the CMDB class hierarchy, enabling comprehensive modeling of Avi load balancer components. This allows applications like Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns to effectively populate configuration items (CIs) and discover Avi technologies and software.
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The Avi Vantage platform itself is a software-defined load balancing solution that provides advanced application services such as analytics, predictive autoscaling, micro-segmentation, and self-service capabilities. It delivers these services using a centrally managed, scalable pool of resources deployed on commodity hardware or virtual environments, reducing complexity compared to traditional appliance-based load balancers.
Key Features
- Avi load balancer classes added: The app introduces new CMDB classes including Avi Controller, Avi Controller Cluster, and Avi Service Engine, all extending the Virtual Machine Object class.
- Avi Controller: The central management and control entity of the Avi Vantage system, typically deployed as a highly available three-node cluster.
- Avi Controller Cluster: Provides big data analytics and actionable insights through the Avi Admin Console dashboards.
- Avi Service Engine: Executes data plane operations by processing instructions from the Avi Controller.
- Class enhancements: For example, the Avi Service Engine class now includes a version column to track the specific version of the resource.
- Discovery integration: ServiceNow Discovery leverages the Avi Vantage load balancer discovery pattern to identify and populate Avi load balancer resources into the CMDB.
What to Expect
By adopting these class models, ServiceNow customers can expect improved visibility and management of Avi load balancer infrastructure within their CMDB. This enables better configuration management, discovery accuracy, and service mapping related to Avi Vantage deployments. The integration supports dynamic and scalable application service environments by accurately representing Avi components, which is critical for operational insight and automation.
The CMDB CI Class Models store app adds or updates classes for the Avi load balancer.
The CMDB CI Class Models app adds class models that extend the CMDB class hierarchy, including class descriptions, identification rules, identifier entries, and, if applicable, dependent relationships. You can use the added classes just like any other CMDB class. Applications such as Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns can use the class extensions to populate CIs and discover technologies and software.
See the full release notes for all CMDB CI Class Models.
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Avi load balancer
The Avi Vantage platform is built on software-defined principles, enabling a next-generation architecture to deliver the flexibility and simplicity expected by IT and lines of business. The Avi Vantage platform architecture separates the data and control planes to deliver application services beyond load balancing, such as application analytics, predictive autoscaling, micro-segmentation, and self-service for app owners in on-premises or cloud environments. The platform provides a centrally managed, dynamic pool of load balancing resources on commodity x86 servers, virtual machines, or containers, to deliver granular services close to individual applications. Providing these services allows network services to scale near infinitely without the added complexity of managing hundreds of disparate appliances.
Discovery uses the Avi Vantage load balancer discovery pattern to find Avi load balancer resources.
Classes
This section lists the classes that the CMDB CI Class Models store app adds or updates. CMDB CI Class Models: Release 1.6.0 adds the following classes for the Avi load balancer. For the list of classes in the base system, including classes that this app might extend, see CMDB tables descriptions.
| Class | Extends | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avi Controller [cmdb_ci_avi_controller] |
Virtual Machine Object [cmdb_ci_vm_object] |
Avi Controller is a single point of management and control that is the 'brain' of the entire Avi Vantage system, and typically deployed as a redundant three-node cluster. |
| Avi Controller Cluster [cmdb_ci_avi_controller_cluster] |
Virtual Machine Object [cmdb_ci_vm_object] |
Avi Controller cluster uses big data analytics to analyze the data and present actionable insights to administrators on intuitive dashboards on the Avi Admin Console. |
| Avi Service Engine [cmdb_ci_avi_service_engine] |
Virtual Machine Object [cmdb_ci_vm_object] |
Avi Service Engines (SEs) handle all data plane operations within Avi Vantage by receiving and executing instructions from the Avi Controller. |
Class columns
| Added column | Description |
|---|---|
| version | The version of the Avi Service Engine resource. |