Paul Schmidt

I've updated the Juniper router/switch configs (EVPN campus) that Dartmouth has published as example jinja templates:

github.com/Internet2/nt...

There is significantly less duplication between the classes of devices and the templates have been broken into more tightly related functional sections.

Possibly it is related to one of the new pangrams. I'm not sure if it is a mistake or a joke. Maybe tomorrow will reveal the answer to that, but probably Sam doesn't want to spoil that today (assuming it is all part of a plan).

Yes! I thought I was going crazy, but I now get a different puzzle than earlier in the day. The puzzle no longer matches what the official SB account has posted as the puzzle today.

I'm really enjoying the new PUP album that came out today. I was listening to it quietly and it sounded just OK, but turning the volume up makes it sounds awesome! I'm especially into Shut Up and Hunger for Death.

Woo hoo! Got my tickets to see you again in VT.

Nothing new, but Apes of the State's album This City Isn't Big Enough for some folk punk, or Asphyx's album The Rack for awesome doom metal.

Yes! I always looking forward to your new music. I hope that you tour the Northeast soon again as a headliner. You're one of my two favorite musicians/groups to see live!

Program Note: Not all of the session presentations are available at this time. The presentations are sorted by title.

Most of the presentations December's Internet2 Tech Exchange in Boston are available. The program is here:

events.internet2.edu/website/6927...

and the presentations themselves are here:

internet2.app.box.com/v/techex24sl...

Hopefully the presentations themselves will make it to YouTube too.

I'm enjoying working out a new Standard deck on Arena. I have to figure out a sideboard for the paper version because I have just been playing best-of-1 so far. Overall win rate is almost 80% with this iteration (43-12). #MTG

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We're hoping that others will contribute as well. Our current (not always beautiful) templates are here:

github.com/Network-Auto...

We've published our device templates already. We need to do a little more documentation and then build a demo NetBox instance that will show people how easily they can generate full device configs for their entire network. We're estimating 2 weeks of work -- thus the 6 month goal.

I'm hoping that we (Dartmouth College) can publish our automation model in the next 6 months or so, which lays this out clearly alongside a demo NetBox config that will generate full working configs for an entire EVPN network, including border routers.

Irrelevant details include any information already defined on a different device, BGP policies or other policies that define relationships between devices (just connect devices with a cable), anything that is universal and can be assumed, and anything that you're not using in building your config.

The first day of the Internet2 Tech Exchange in Boston has been great. Lots of good presentations and great topics covered. I got to spout my opinions on how to design/model your source of truth to build in the right level of abstraction and focus on intent instead of irrelevant details.

Netbox. We've been using it for about 5 years and don't see any reason to change.

Thanks for all of your posts. I never reply, but you've put out some really useful content.

Thanks to the Spotify DJ for tossing a Blaze Foley song into my mix. I feel like I'm 40 years late to the party, and now I want to work on my finger picking patterns after getting to know Clay Pigeons and If I Could Only Fly. Amazing music!