aci lab for poc

[gavin han]

we want to build ACI lab for poc. we have leaf switches, need spine & apic. which spine model and APIC will be cheapest?

[balaji.bandi]

Look the cisco CVD for reference :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/white-paper-c11-737909.pdf

[RedNectar]

To build an ACI POC lab, You will need a minimum of:

• 2 x Leaf Switches
  • [If using existing switches, 2 x ACI Code upgrades]
• 1 x Spine Switch
• 1 x APIC

You say you have Leaf Switches, but you'll need to purchase ACI Code for those switches - assuming they are running NX-OS now.  Not sure of the price of the Software, but from memory it used to be in the ballpark of $US10K per switch list price.

So you may actually be better off purchasing a lab kit bundle rather than individual parts if they are still available (Here's a link to an old brochure - NOT on CIsco website). 

I hope this helps

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[RedNectar]

To build an ACI POC lab, You will need a minimum of:

• 2 x Leaf Switches
  • [If using existing switches, 2 x ACI Code upgrades]
• 1 x Spine Switch
• 1 x APIC

You say you have Leaf Switches, but you'll need to purchase ACI Code for those switches - assuming they are running NX-OS now.  Not sure of the price of the Software, but from memory it used to be in the ballpark of $US10K per switch list price.

So you may actually be better off purchasing a lab kit bundle rather than individual parts if they are still available (Here's a link to an old brochure - NOT on CIsco website). 

I hope this helps

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