Juniper Networks, Inc.

Rajeev Batni

Amit Kumar Saha

The disclosure describes techniques to pre-compute the effect of modifying components in a data center switch prior to actually modifying the components. A data center analyzer is configured to discover the topology of the switch and present an editable version of the topology to a data center administrator. The data center analyzer receives proposed modifications to the current topology, including removed, replaced or updated components, and applies a non-distributed copy of the traffic distribution algorithm to the modified topology to compute an expected traffic distribution and traffic metrics. The administrator may then determine whether to modify the components based on the expected traffic distribution and associated traffic metrics. When the administrator allows modification of the components, the data center analyzer may compute and install alternative routing paths for components in the data center switch to minimize data loss due to the modified components.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Rajeev Batni