"Guidelines for VMware VDS Integration
Follow the guidelines in this section when integrating VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) into Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
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Do not change the following settings on a VMware VDS configured for VMM integration:
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VMware vCenter hostname (if you are using DNS).
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VMware vCenter IP address (if you are using IP).
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VMware vCenter credentials used by Cisco APIC.
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Data center name
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Folder, VDS, or portgroup name.
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Folder structure containing the VMware VDS.
For example, do not put the folder in another folder.
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Uplink port-channel configuration, including LACP/port channel, LLDP, and CDP configuration
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VLAN on a portgroup
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Active uplinks for portgroups pushed by Cisco APIC.
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Security parameters (promiscuous mode, MAC address changes, forged transmits) for portgroups pushed by Cisco APIC.
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Use supported versions of VMware vCenter/vSphere with the version of Cisco ACI that you are running.
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If you are adding or removing any portgroups, use Cisco APIC or the Cisco ACI vCenter plug-in in VMware vCenter.
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Know that Cisco APIC may overwrite some changes that are made in VMware vCenter.
For example, when Cisco APIC updates a portgroup, port binding, promiscuous mode, and load-balancing can be overwritten