Introduction to ExtremeCloud Orchestrator

ExtremeCloud Orchestrator (XCO) is a micro-services-based scalable fabric automation application.

Note

From release 3.2.0 onwards, Extreme Fabric Automation (EFA) is referred to as ExtremeCloud Orchestrator (XCO). The terms EFA and XCO refer to the same product and are used interchangeably.

XCO automates and orchestrates SLX IP fabrics and tenant networks, with support for the following:

Building and managing non-Clos small data center fabrics and 3-stage and 5-stage IP Clos fabrics
Managing tenant-aware Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks
Configuring integration with several ecosystems: VMware vCenter, OpenStack, and Microsoft Hyper-V
Providing a single point of configuration for your entire fabric

XCO consists of core K3s containerized services that interact with each other and with other infrastructure services to provide the core functions of fabric and tenant network automation. For more information, see XCO Microservices.

XCO provides a single point of configuration for your entire fabric