OpenCloudVision (Clarity)

A modern web application for managing and visualizing Arista network switches, developed by The Bufano Group.

Features

• Switch inventory management
• Network topology visualization
• Real-time switch status monitoring
• Configuration management
• Physical and virtual network views

Technology Stack

• Backend: PHP 8+ with Apache2
• Database: MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
• UI Framework: Bootstrap
• Network Visualization: D3.js/Cytoscape.js
• API Integration: Arista eAPI

Requirements

• Ubuntu Server 22.04 or later
• Apache2 web server
• PHP 8+ with extensions:
  • cURL
  • JSON
  • PDO
• MySQL or PostgreSQL database
• Modern web browser

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/bufano-labs/OpenCloudVision.git
   cd OpenCloudVision

2. Set up the web server:

   # Configure Apache virtual host
   sudo cp config/clarity.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/
   sudo a2ensite clarity.conf
   sudo systemctl restart apache2

3. Create the database:

   # Import schema
   mysql -u root -p < database/schema.sql

4. Configure the application:

   # Copy example config
   cp config/config.example.php config/config.php
   # Edit configuration
   nano config/config.php

Usage

1. Access the web interface at http://your-server/ or your configured domain
2. Use the sidebar navigation to access different features:
   • Dashboard
   • Inventory
   • Switch Management
   • Configuration Editor
   • Physical Network
   • Virtual Network

Development

This project is under active development. Key areas of focus:

• Rich network visualization
• Real-time monitoring
• Configuration management
• Topology discovery

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Authors

• The Bufano Group

Acknowledgments

• Arista Networks for their eAPI
• The open-source community for various tools and libraries used in this project