Setting up the lab environment

This lab will allow you to see how to work with data from our observability tools firsthand and open the door to many different types of similar integrations.

Figure 12.1 defines a diagram outlining all the components we’ll use in our lab:

Figure 12.1 – Chapter 12 lab topology (Created using the icons from https://icons8.com)

In this chapter, we’ll pay special attention to two key areas in this diagram – the Scripts/Automation and Event Orchestration sections. These areas are important because they involve writing programs (scripts) that help automate tasks and manage how data-driven events are handled.

While most parts of our lab environment are already set up and ready to go (mainly from the work performed in the previous chapters), we’ll focus on writing the Python scripts. These scripts are the tools that will automate our network operation tasks.

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