how to attach dummy servers to leaf switches in ACI?

[adarsh070894]

How can I attach dummy servers in aci so that I can create EPGs and practice on them?

[Sergiu.Daniluk]

Not quite sure I got the question. Are you referring to real leaf switches? Or ACI simulator?

[adarsh070894]

in the aci simulator ... i can see one spine and two leaf.
I want to attach one server at each leaf and complete the communication.
not sure whether it is possible or not.

[Claudia de Luna]

Hi @adarsh070894, 

That is not possible with the Simulator.  The simulator is great for getting to know the GUI and to test scripts, but it does not have a data plane so you can't test things like hosts communicating across the fabric or any kind of "external" connectivity to the fabric.

[Claudia de Luna · Accepted solution]

In a physical ACI Fabric, I've used laptops, raspberry Pis,  and small switches with the http server enabled as test endpoints.  

As @Sergiu.Daniluk asked, if it's an ACI Simulator, then it is not possible to add test servers as the Simulator does not have a data plane.