What is Arista CloudVision? It is Arista’s modern, cloud native, Network-as-a-Service management platform. It provides a unified management plane, enabling consistent operations and real-time visibility across network domains (data centers, campus network, hybrid cloud). It enables zero-touch network configuration, and provides a simple and automated NetOps experience.
CloudVision features:
- Real time view of bugs and security vulnerability management, and patch management.
- Leverages APIs for Centralized API management, both for northbound and southbound integrations.
- Automation of change control and configuration management (rollbacks, snapshots, upgrades).
- Real time network telemetry and analytics, done via streaming device data and status.
- Cloud-native architecture that offers almost all the same feature set for on-premises and cloud deployments.
Arista CloudVision Portal
Arista CloudVision Portal, or Arista CVP, is a web based management platform, providing centralized view and control of Arista EOS switches. It offers a single-pane-of-glass overview of the network.
Customizable views provide overview of network health and performance. Automated provisioning, compliance management, change management, and network monitoring can be done here, without a need to go to individual devices. The platform also offers real-time and historical data on network device state, providing insight for troubleshooting. Third-party APIs can also be integrated to Arista CVP.
Summary
With Arista CloudVision, managing the network has never been easier, and response to incidents is faster. Change management implementation is streamlined, and with CVP, a simple, single pane of glass overview of the network provides better experience for Network Operations.
If you’re an experienced network engineer and new to Arista networking, a great place to start is by comparing it with Cisco. This video highlights the key differences in design, configuration, and operational approach—helping you understand how Arista stands out in modern networking environments.
