Cisco ACI - Impossible to delete objects created by Apic VPC Wizard

[Mbounda]

Dear,

I am working with Cisco ACI fabric 6.0(9e).

When trying to delete some objects created by one of my colleague in using ACI Apic Wizard (example dn: uni/infra/accportprof-system-port-profile-node-1021/hports-system-port-selector-accbundle-1021.1022.eth46.vpc-typ-range), it seems that these objects can't be deleted because they are "system managed" as shown in the files in attachment.

I got the following error message as shown in file in attachment:

"Failed to delete object.

It is not possible to delete infraHPortS uni/infra/accportprof-system-port-profile-node-1021/hports-system-port-selector-accbundle-1021.1022.eth46.vpc-typ-range under infraAccPortP uni/infra/accportprof-system-port-profile-node-1021 since the parent is a system generated Profile"

Do you have any workaround of how to delete this kind of objects ?

[Wassim Aouadi]

Hello @Mbounda ,

Do you have the code of the Fault? You find it by going to the object GUI menu, let's say for example Interface Profiles, then look for the tab Faults.

[Mbounda]

 It is not a permanent faut. 

[RedNectar · Accepted solution]

Hi @Mbounda ,

This is standard practice from ACI v5.2(g) onwards - and the result of a MUCH better GUI system for allocating Interface Policy Groups to physical interfaces.

You have two options - GUI and API

Using the GUI, navigate to Fabric > Access Policies >> Interface Configuration

Based on your colleague's EXCELLENT naming convention - I can see that you need to deal with interface 46 (probably in two switches), so to make life easy, enter a filter that says interface contains 46 - this will restrict the list of interfaces to port 46 of every switch - my example below uses port 32 - but you get the idea. Select (tick) the interfaces for switches 1021 and 1022 (again based on that wonderful naming convention)

All you have to do now is click on Actions > Clear Interfaces Configuration

The second method using the API is a little more complicated (= I'd have to look through my scripts to remember how) so if you want details on that method - let me know

[Mbounda]

Thanks ! 

[Huyen Duong · Accepted solution]

Just to add on, in case you want to look at the API method, this document covers both

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/software/aci-data-center/220487-aci-access-policies-cannot-modify-delet.html