Category: Feature

Cisco Cloud Network Fabric Install Google Cloud with BGP-EVPN Support

April 29, 2023

Table of Contents: Introduction Quick Refresher of Cisco Cloud Network Controller 2a. Unified Object Mapping for CCNC CCNC Installation Guide Overview 3a. CCNC GCP Install Steps 3b. CCNC GCP Pre-requisities 3.c.CCNC GCP install from Marketplace CCNC GCP First Time Setup Onboarding CCNC and APICs to Nexus Dashboard and managing from Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator Tenant onbaording … More Cisco Cloud Network Fabric Install Google Cloud with BGP-EVPN Support

Cisco Nexus 9364C-GX Convertible ACI Leaf OR Spine and Discovery Tips

February 16, 2023

Table of Contents: Introduction Adding 9364C-GX switch to existing ACI Fabric Adding N9364C-GX switch as a Spine during brand new/initial ACI Fabric deployment References Introduction Cisco Nexus 9364C-GX can be used as either a ACI Spine or ACI leaf, giving you great flexibility. However, you should be aware of how to complete Fabric Discovery / … More Cisco Nexus 9364C-GX Convertible ACI Leaf OR Spine and Discovery Tips

Fully Managed AWS Brownfield Integration to Cloud ACI

September 22, 2022

Table of Contents: Introduction What we will show in this writeup Demo Topology Implementation Steps 4.a.Prerequisites 4.b.Importing in the Brownfield VPC into ACI Fabric 4.c.Importing the VRF from CNC to NDO 4.d.Observe in AWS References Introduction Previously, I had written an article on how to integrate AWS Brownfield VPC into Cloud ACI Fabric. At the … More Fully Managed AWS Brownfield Integration to Cloud ACI

Upgrading Cloud Routers from CSR1KV to Catalyst 8KV

March 14, 2022

Table of Contents: Introduction What happens when you upgrade to cAPIC 25.0.3 AWS: Upgrading CSRs to CCRs 3.a AWS: Subscribe to Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software – BYOL 3.b AWS: Start The Upgrade 3.c AWS: Will need to change role/permissions for ApicAdmin/ApicAdminFullAccess in AWS 3.d AWS: Verify Upgrade Azure: Upgrading CSRs to CCRs 4.a Azure: … More Upgrading Cloud Routers from CSR1KV to Catalyst 8KV

Nexus Dashboard – Certificate Install

March 8, 2022

` Table of Contents: Introduction Requirements Populating the information Getting the required information 4.a Generate Private Key 4.b Self Signed only: Generate CA Key 4.c Self Signed Only: Generate CSR for CA 4.d Self Signed Only: Create the Self CA signed rootCertificate 4.e Generate your csr (signed with your private key) 4.f Obtain your signed … More Nexus Dashboard – Certificate Install

Connecting ACI/AWS Cloud Fabric to External DC/Branch Site via TGW

March 2, 2022

Table of Contents: Introduction Solution Requirements Basic Concept Implementation Steps overview Ensure that Contract Based Routing Is Turned on ⚠️ Proof of Concept a. Releases used in this POC b. Terraform: Initial Tenant & External Infrastructure + ec2 spinups c. spin up csr for physical infrastructure d. initial config of csr on physical infrastructure e. … More Connecting ACI/AWS Cloud Fabric to External DC/Branch Site via TGW

Part 2 – Cisco ACI 5.2 and Kubernetes 1.21 CNI Feature Highlights

February 11, 2022

Table of contents Table of contents Introduction Network Diagram Visability into your Kubernetes Cluster EPG Visability of Containers and Nodes Easily Secure Kubernetes Applications and Cluster through ACI Contracts L4-L7 Load Balancing Integration Path of the packet and a Little PBR References Introduction In this article we examine our Cisco ACI integration with Kubernetes and … More Part 2 – Cisco ACI 5.2 and Kubernetes 1.21 CNI Feature Highlights

Cisco Cloud ACI Generic External Connectivity

January 20, 2022

Table of Contents: Credits Introduction Solution Requirements Basic Concept Implementation Steps overview Proof of Concept a. Initial Tenant & External Infrastructure bringup b. spin up csr for physical infrastructure c. initial config of csr on physical infrastructure d. changing ec2s for password authentication e. Workflow For Configuring from NDO     e.1. Create ext VRF … More Cisco Cloud ACI Generic External Connectivity

Part 1 – Cisco ACI 5.2 and Kubernetes 1.21 CNI Integration

December 20, 2021

Table of contents Table of contents Introduction Network Diagram Lab Requirements My Kubernetes Installation Method – Ansible + kubeadm Creating a VM template Ansible Server Configuration Ansible Host Software Setup Configure Ansible Playbook ACI Fabric Pre-Requisites VMM Tenant(s), VRF and L3OUT Deploy The K8 Cluster Basic K8 Host Network Configuration Verifying you have a Successful … More Part 1 – Cisco ACI 5.2 and Kubernetes 1.21 CNI Integration

Ansible Automation for Nexus Dashboard/Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator

November 30, 2021

I am writing this article to make you aware of Ansible usage with Cisco Nexus Dashboard/Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator.  I will write one for Terraform with NDO soon. Previously, I had written an article  Getting Started: Cisco MSO with Ansible which is still valid for the most part. However, a few things changed from then to … More Ansible Automation for Nexus Dashboard/Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator