ACI is different. I know, this may come as a shock to any CCIE or Network Engineer who may have wondered into the APIC GUI to configure an interface, only to be met with terms like, “Physical Domain”, or “AAEP”. But, it is different, and different, I would argue, for more good than bad. And, … More ACI Fabric Access Policies for CCIEs
Configuring Out-of-Band connectivity to your ACI Fabric devices is a critical component to successfully maintaining and operating your datacenter. When it comes to configuring OOB connectivity to your devices (Leafs, Spines, and APIC Controllers), you’ll have need to do two things to get things going: All devices will need static OOB addresses (APIC Controllers, Leafs, … More ACI: Configuring Out-of-Band (OOB) access for your Fabric
Prerequisites Make sure and have the appropriate Contracts configured for OOB to permit the access to the desired port. If you do not have this in place, the traffic destined to the new port will be killed by the contracts. While not a prerequisite, Since HTTPs access via the GUI is generally the “front … More Changing the default port for HTTP(s) access to the APIC GUI
Prerequisites While there are no prerequisites, if you need a refresher on Fabric Access Policy Configurations inside of ACI (i.e., AAEP, Switch Profiles, Interface Profiles, Vlan Pools, Policy Groups), check out this post, Configuring Fabric Access Policies. vPC Overview A virtual port channel (vPC) allows links that are physically connected to two different ACI Leaf … More ACI: vPC in ACI
This article covers the process of how to perform a password recovery an APIC Controller Switch for which you do not have the correct credentials. If you are looking for how to perform password recovery on an your ACI Fabric Switches (Leafs/Spines), take a look here! Prerequisites You will need physical access to the device You … More APIC Controller: Password Recovery
This article covers the process of how to perform a password recovery on an ACI Fabric Switch (Leaf or Spine) which was removed from a fabric without being decommissioned/wiped, and you do not have the proper credentials to the Switch. If you are looking for how to perform password recovery on an APIC, take a … More ACI Switches: Password Recovery
There comes a time (especially in a lab situation) where you want to perform a wipe of the fabric, and rebuilt it from scratch. This post will allow you to reinitialize your ACI fabric from scratch. Pre-work Before you begin the process of wiping your ACI Fabric, there are a few things you should do … More Wiping an ACI Fabric
The ability to upgrade an entire datacenter fabric from one location is one of the most amazing features that ACI brings to the table, and it is a game changer. This post will briefly describe the nuts and bolts of the process. Pre-work Create a backup of your ACI Fabric prior to upgrading. This should … More Upgrading your ACI Fabric
Introduction Introduced in ACI 3.1, the Cloud Orchestrator Package greatly simplifies the configuration of Service Graphs. Intended for use with an Orchestrator such as Microsoft Azure for a generic configuration of any L4-L7 device. Prerequisites ACI 3.1 Supported Device Package Supported L4-L7 Device BD Configuration to match the Service Insertion configuration Since this is routed mode … More ASAv Service Graph – Cloud Orchestrator Package
MisCabling Protocol (or MCP) detects loops from external sources (i.e., misbehaving servers, external networking equipment running STP) and will err-disable the interface on which ACI receives its own packet. Enabling this feature is a best practice and it should be enabled globally and on all interfaces, regardless of the end device. MCP limits the blast … More Using MCP (MisCabling Protocol) for ACI