Components

ACIOps is made up multiple components, some of which are optional depending on the your specific requirements.

• • ACIOps UI : The UI is deployed through the Docker container image aciops-ui:version, providing https access. This interface serves as the primary point of interaction for users. A default administrative login is provided with the username aciops and password aciops for initial access to the system.
• • ACIOps Server : This is the core system within the ACIOps ecosystem, deployed through docker container image aciops-server:version and is reponsible for managing interactions with the APIC controller, the database, and other tools in the environment. It exposes HTTP endpoints to the UI via a REST API.
• • ACIOps DB : This instance of the PostgreSQL database is preconfigured with specific databases and tables and exposes port 5432 to the ACIOps server. It uses a predefined access credential, which can be updated by setting the POSTGRES_USERNAME and POSTGRES_PASSWORD environment variables on both the ACIOps server and the ACIOps database container instances. For successful communication, credentials must match across both systems.
• • Terraform Server : One of the features ACIOps offers is the ability to configure and automate Cisco ACI Fabric using Terraform. Since Terraform is deployed externally to ACIOps, a connection to a VM or Container with Terraform installed is required. For convenience, we provide a Docker Compose configuration for installing Terraform on a VM. Once SSH is enabled and Terraform installed on the VM, ACIOps manages the rest of the integration, enabling seamless automation and management of ACI resources.
• • Gitlab : Cisco ACI Fabric configurations created by ACIOps and deployed via Terraform are pushed to GitLab for version control. If no GitLab server is specified in ACIOps, configurations are stored on the Terraform server and in the ACIOps database. GitLab serves as an external platform to view these configurations, providing visibility and versioning for infrastructure as code.
• • OpenAI : ACIOps includes an optional integration with OpenAI, designed to support Cisco APIC configuration and provide context and explanations for fabric faults. This integration requires an OpenAI API key to activate the features. If no API key is provided, these capabilities will remain unavailable.