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[T&C] Load balancing Kubernetes traffic with Thunder ADC and TKC using IPIP Tunnels
In an earlier article, we saw how you can use the Thunder Kubernetes Connector (TKC) to dynamically configure the Thunder ADC for load-balancing traffic to a Kubernetes cluster. In that article, the Thunder device load-balanced traffic to the worker nodes. Starting from TKC v1.11, the TKC can dynamically configure Thunder…
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[T&C] Thunder ADC with Thunder Kubernetes Connector (TKC) using CRDs
In an earlier article, we saw how you can use the Thunder Kubernetes Connector (TKC) to dynamically configure the Thunder ADC for load-balancing traffic to a Kubernetes cluster. In that article, we specified the SLB configuration using annotations in an Ingress resource. Starting from TKC v1.11, Thunder Kubernetes…
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[T&C] Use Postman for A10 aXAPI calls
Postman is well known test tool and very convenient when it comes to executing APIs. It provides not only variety of API functionality including authentication, setting headers, customizing the payload, but also collaboration functionality for the teams dealing with API projects. This article explains how you can use…
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[T&C] Getting started with Thunder ADC configuration using Terraform
In this article, we will see how you can use the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool Terraform to configure the Thunder ADC. The current configuration of the Thunder ADC is as follows: vThunder#sh runn !64-bit Advanced Core OS (ACOS) version 5.2.1-p2, build 117 (Jul-10-2021,17:40) ! ip dns primary 8.8.8.8 ! timezone…
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Thunder Kubernetes Connector with Thunder ADC
In this article, we will see how Thunder Kubernetes Connector (TKC) can dynamically configure the Thunder ADC for load-balancing traffic to a Kubernetes cluster. Setup The K8s cluster consists of: Master: 172.16.1.12 Node: 172.16.1.13 Node: 172.16.1.14 The Pod network is 192.168.0.0/16. The K8s version is: $ kubectl…
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[T&C] Automate Application Delivery Operation Tasks with A10 and HashiCorp NIA
This article describes how you can use Thunder ADC integrating with HashiCorp Network Infrastructure Automation (NIA) solution which focuses on Day-2 networking tasks automation that can reduce the burden on operators caused by manual ticketing systems. This solution consists of four components including HashiCorp…
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Monitor Application & Network using ACOS Prometheus Exporter
This article describes how to setup Prometheus and A10 Thunder running pre-ACOS 5.0 version (e.g., 3.2, 4.1.4 or 5.1) using a Prometheus Exporter to gain application network visibility and operational insights. Prometheus uses the HTTP PULL model to scrape such various data from network devices and store the received…
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Application Network Visibility using the Prometheus and A10 Thunder
This article describes how to set up Thunder ADC and Prometheus to gain application network visibility and operational insights using a visualization tool like Grafana. A10 Thunder supports a logging system to monitor resources like system (CPU, Memory usage), interface statistics, as well as service metrics and…
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How to deploy Thunder Container ?
This article provides you the steps on how to deploy A10 Thunder in the cloud native environment. What is Thunder Container ? Thunder Container is a containerized ACOS image that is deployed by using Docker on a host operating system. It can be configured to operate as an Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Convergent…
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Ansible Playbook Examples for ADC Features
This article provides some Ansible playbook examples for application acceleration and optimization features for Thunder ADC shown below. Each playbook uses the respective acos_axapi module for that feature. A10 acos_axapi module set consists of more than 1,600 modules. Module set can be downloaded from GitHub Repository:…
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How to automate basic Thunder ADC config using Ansible ?
Ansible is an open-source software tool facilitating configuration management, application deployment, IT, and infrastructure automation. The playbook used in this article provides the steps on how to configure basic Layer 4 VIP (virtual server) on Thunder ADC using Ansible. The playbook contains four “tasks” and uses…
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Automated Service Discovery using HashiCorp Consul
This article describes how to use the Thunder ADC integration with HashiCorp Consul for automated application delivery. Thunder ADC directly polls associated services catalog from Consul periodically while serving user traffic for load balancing and application security. When service status changes are detected on the…
