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Application-Centric Infrastructure Overview
Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a comprehensive Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solution by Cisco. The building blocks of ACI are:
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 switches - Spine and Leaf
There are two topology options for ACI Fabric:
- Two-tier fabric
- Three-tier fabric with Tier-1 and Tier-2 Leaf switches
Network operation and deployment:
- Fabric deployment automation - ACI provides capabilities for fast provisioning of new fabric, pod, leaf, or spine.
- Centralized network management and monitoring
- Multi-tenancy environment
- Provides Layer 2 connectivity between pods and sites
Security:
- Micro-Segmentation capabilities
- Consistent security policies for physical and virtual servers, container services, and multi-cloud environments
Automation:
- North-bound API for integration with other NetDevOps system
- Ready for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) approach using integrations with HashiCorp Terraform and Red Hat Ansible
Cloud:
- Public Cloud integrations
- Seamless connectivity between on-prem ACI and public Cloud ACI environment
We provide 8X5 Technical support till one month after the completion of the term.