ExtremeCloud Orchestrator (XCO) is an orchestration application that provides a unified and holistic graphical user interface (GUI) and application programming interface (API) for visibility management (visibility skill) and fabric-wide life cycle management (fabric skill) with a highly scalable and flexible deployment model for Extreme solutions. It provides the common infrastructure, as well as consistent installation and upgrade strategies for MLX, SLX, Extreme 8000 series, and 9920 devices. The user interface enables IP Fabric life cycle management of SLX, and Extreme 8000 series devices and visibility and policy management of MLX, SLX, and 9920 devices.
As organizations adapt to an unprecedented rate of change, IT teams are grappling with a lack of automation and integration between technologies, a lack of broad and deep visibility, widening skills shortages, and increasingly complex licensing. XCO addresses today's fast-paced and complex IT and mobile 5G network environments, in which organizations are increasingly turning to visibility and network automation solutions to improve network visibility, performance, and security. By providing a unified view and control of resources, network fabric and services, XCO enables a seamless user experience and improves network agility, scalability, and reliability while helping to reduce operational costs and errors.
The Fabric skill consists of a bundle of microservices that execute the automation and orchestrating of an IP fabric.
The Visibility skill is based on another set of microservices and enables centralized management for all Extreme Networks visibility products.