Build ACI Home Lab to Practice ACI Multipod / Multisite

[Ibrahim Jamil]

Hello Overseas Freinds

 just saved some Money to Build ACI Home Lab to Practice ACI Multipod / Multisite, Pls validate my  Refurbished Hardware before I place the Order 

 

your input is much Appreciated 

Ibrahim

Dead Sea - MEA

[balaji.bandi]

that would be expensive is'nt it, why not try dloud for free (last time i saw there are some labs) - cisco keep changing dcloud. not sure if that still there but worth looking

[Ibrahim Jamil]

Hey bro

Nope as its Refurbished Hardware , 

dcloud they use ACI Simulator

 

[Robert Burns]

I can't see the model's clearly in the image, but if those are PX spines, they're end of life.  There's also a slew of features not supported on Gen1 switches.   If you list the BoM, can provide further comments.

Robert

[RedNectar]

Hi @Ibrahim Jamil ,

The switches are all 1st generation and no longer supported by Cisco, which is probably why you can buy them (relatively) cheaply.

Furthermore, the SPINE switches will NOT support multi-site. From https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/aci/aci_multi-site/sw/1x/hardware_requirements/b_Cisco_ACI_Multi-Site_Hardware_Requirements_Guide_101.html

Cisco Nexus 9336PQ switches and Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches with non -EX/-FX line cards or using non -E/-E2 fabric modules do not support Cisco ACI Multi-Site.

You will not be able to run software past NXOS v14.2(7) on those spines either (not sure about the leaves). NXOS v14.2(7) is the switch equivalent software for APIC v4.2(7).

You will be able to configure Multipod however, but you may find that some features require software later than what you can run.

The setup would be fine for practising the inter-site IPN which is essentially the same as an ISN.

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[Ibrahim Jamil]

Hello My Overseas RedNectar

it seems you got solid Background in ACI Space 

mate , do you offer remote Support/Consultation in ACI Multipode/Multisite project, how much ur hour Cost?

Thanks

[RedNectar]

@Ibrahim Jamil 

I sent you a PM.  Or check out housley.com.au the Cisco partner I work for.