This article summarizes the different components of the Elisity Platform, how they are interconnected and how they communicate with each other.
Virtual Edge → Cloud Control Center
Port 443 outbound is required to allow Virtual Edge to register with Cloud Control Center.
Here are the links to deployment guides for Virtual Edge:
Virtual Edge VM (Hypervisor Hosted) Deployment Guide
Virtual Edge Docker (Switch Hosted) Deployment Guide
Active Directory Agent → Cloud Control Center
Port 443 outbound is required to allow the Elisity Active Directory Connector to Connect to Cloud Control Center.
Here is the link to our Active Directory Connector Deployment Guide:
Active Directory Connector Deployment Guide
Virtual Edge → Onboarded Switches
- Outbound HTTPS and SSH from the Virtual Edge to onboarded switches are required
- HTTPS - Port 443
- SSH - Port 22
- ICMP
- Inbound netflow, gre/erspan, and icmp traffic is required.
- Netflow - UDP port 31739
- GRE Protocol to allow ERSPAN
- ICMP
- Inbound/Outbound requirements and behavior is identical between hypervisor-hosted and switch-hosted variants of Virtual Edge.
Here is the link to our switch onboarding guide:
Deploy Elisity Virtual Edge Node (Catalyst 3000 and 4000 series)
Deploy Elisity Virtual Edge Node (IE3400 Series)