Marvis Virtual Network Assistant (VNA) for Data Center Datasheet
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Marvis Virtual Network Assistant (VNA) for Data Center is the digital network expert that supports your data center network operations team, providing proactive and prescriptive data center actions and simplifying operations tasks via the Marvis conversational interface.
Marvis VNA for Data Center is part of the Apstra Cloud Services product suite for data center AI operations (AIOps). Combining the power of AIOps and intent‑based networking creates an unbeatable operational experience for data center networking teams.
Marvis VNA for Data Center works in conjunction with Juniper Apstra, the industry‑leading multivendor intent‑based networking platform, to provide proactive and prescriptive data center actions. It also simplifies operations tasks via the Marvis conversational interface, powered by generative AI. By combining the power of AI and intent‑based networking, Marvis VNA and Apstra enable data center network operations teams to save time and money and increase network uptime by accelerating problem resolution.
Marvis Actions
Marvis Actions drives operational simplicity and transforms IT from reactive troubleshooting to proactive remediation. It offers a “morning cup of coffee” view, that delivers visibility into high‑impact network issues at an organizational level so that administrators know exactly what they need to prioritize and focus on.
Marvis VNA for Data Center adds a data center component to the top‑level Marvis Actions view, allowing end‑to‑end visibility of anomalies across the entire enterprise network, from users in campus and branch networks to applications in the data center.
Figure 1: Marvis Actions dashboard, including data center
Marvis VNA for Data Center leverages Apstra’s rich telemetry data to provide a high‑level view of data center network health on the Marvis Actions dashboard. Marvis highlights anomalies and recommended actions in data center switching devices, virtual infrastructure, physical and logical connectivity, and security. AI‑Native insights lead to faster root cause identification and issue resolution. If more detailed information is required, a single click opens the relevant screen in the Apstra user interface where you can continue troubleshooting.
Figure 2: Marvis VNA for Data Center actions dashboard
From the data center dashboard, you can select a category to see more detail about a specific metric, such as incorrect cabling or MTU issues. Table 1 shows the full list of data center action categories and metrics.
| Layer 1 & 2 | |
| Incorrect cabling | |
| Bad optics | |
| Interface flapping | |
| Link status mismatch | |
| Packet discard | |
| Connectivity | |
| Missing routes | |
| BGP mismatch | |
| LAG imbalance | |
| MLAG imbalance | |
| BGP flapping | |
| EVPN host flapping | |
| Type‑3 missing routes | |
| Type‑5 missing routes | |
| VXLAN flow lists mismatch | |
| Device | |
| Config deviation | |
| Deployment status mismatch | |
| Resource health issues | |
| Environment health issues | |
| Virtual infrastructure | |
| Configuration mismatch | |
| Missing VLANs | |
| MTU issues | |
| Non‑redundant hosts | |
| Security | |
| 802.1x issues | |
| Traffic capacity | |
| Spine faults | |
| Critical services alerts | |
| Hot/cold interface warning | |
Marvis Actions: Marvis VNA for Data Center Conversational Assistant
Marvis' Conversational Assistant uses advanced natural language processing (NLP) and Generative AI (GenAI) to understand user intent and goals and contextualize natural language inquiries to provide specific answers, whether you’re troubleshooting operations or searching for data center documentation.
Figure 3: Marvis VNA for Data Center conversational interface
Multivendor compatibility
Because Apstra is inherently multivendor, working with both Juniper and many third‑party switching devices, Marvis VNA for Data Center inherits those multivendor properties, enabling the same visibility of data center network health, anomaly detection, and recommended actions, regardless of which switching vendors are deployed.
Apstra integration
Marvis VNA for Data Center, part of the Apstra Cloud Services family, is a cloud‑based application, while Apstra is premises‑based. Connectivity between the two applications is enabled over a secure WebSocket connection that supports REST API requests, responses, and the streaming of telemetry data and alerts.
Figure 4: ACS—Apstra Integration
Marvis VNA for Data Center licensing
Marvis VNA for Data Center is included in the Apstra “Standard” license tier.
About Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks believes that connectivity is not the same as experiencing a great connection. Juniper's AI-Native Networking Platform is built from the ground up to leverage AI to deliver the best and most secure user experiences from the edge to the data center and cloud. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net) or connect with Juniper on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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