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ACI Startup Discovery – Cisco Describing Cisco ACI

ACI Startup Discovery The clustered Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) provides DHCP, bootstrap configuration, and image management to the fabric for automated startup and upgrades. The Cisco Nexus ACI fabric software is bundled as an ISO image, which can be installed on the Cisco APIC server through the KVM interface on the Cisco Integrated

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Describing Cisco ACI

Cisco ACI Policy Model – Cisco Describing Cisco ACI

Cisco ACI Policy Model The ACI policy model enables the specification of application requirements policies. The APIC automatically renders policies in the fabric infrastructure. When a user or process initiates an administrative change to an object in the fabric, the APIC first applies that change to the policy model. This policy model change then triggers

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ACI Logical Constructs – Cisco Describing Cisco ACI

ACI Logical Constructs The policy model manages the entire fabric, including the infrastructure, authentication, security, services, applications, and diagnostics. Logical constructs in the policy model define how the fabric meets the needs of any of the functions of the fabric. Figure 8-17 provides an overview of the ACI policy model logical constructs.    Figure 8-17

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VRFs – Cisco Describing Cisco ACI

VRFs A virtual routing and forwarding (VRF), or context, is a tenant network. A tenant can have multiple VRFs. A VRF is a unique Layer 3 forwarding and application policy domain. A VRF defines a Layer 3 address domain. One or more bridge domains are associated with a VRF. All of the endpoints within the

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