Data Center and Cloud

NDFC - Switch not accessible

Nexus Dashboard v3.2.1iFabric Controller v12.2.2.241Under the default admin login, I'm able to access Fabric Controller --> Manage --> Zoning and perform zoning without issue. When logged in via TACACS (ISE) with a network-admin role assigned, I get ...

UCSM and adding vhbas to Service Profile Templates

The environment is currently running ESXi and booting from local disk. Right now it has 2 vHBAs which connect to our SAN fabric/storage externally. Its got an additional 4 vnics. It's laid out as followsvHBA0vHBA1VNIC1VNIC2VNIC3VNIC4Id like to clone ...

web interface unreachable after firmware upgrade

Recently, I upgraded the firmware on Cisco UCS C220 and C240 servers using the CIMC vKVM boot ISO method. While the upgrade process itself was straightforward, I encountered an issue where the CIMC web interface became inaccessible after the upgrade....

Resolved! Multi-Pod minimum device requirements per pod?

Greetings,We have a typical ACI data center fresh out of the box with two spines and 4 leafs. Our requirements will evolve in the long term to split the data center in half to another site near by for failover. In order to save money, I'm being asked...

Resolved! DevOps workflow for existing ACI with Terraform

First of all, from tooling perspective, I selected Terraform Cloud and Github to keep thing simple. I understand the workflow within Git/Github, Terraform and the way team could collaborate on the code. However, I am not certain about how would Terra...

Resolved! VMWare ESXi 7.0U3p Cisco Custom Image

Does anyone know with Boardcom acquiring VMWare, will Cisco still come out with the latest ESxi 7.0U3p, that contain the security fix for ESXi 7.0U3o?Thanks,

APIC Upgrade

Hi all,I am having a requirement for upgrading an existing APIC cluster to the current recommended version.Physical appliances are going to upgraded as per the requirement as a Physical APIC cluster or Virtual APIC cluster or in Hybrid mode.Currently...

Spine/Leaf version compatibility with APIC version

Hi, We need to bring the APIC cluster (APIC-SERVER-M2) 4.2 to 6.0. And Switches 14.2 to 16.0. My concern is what should we upgraded first. APIC cluster or Switches ? Thanks

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Resource Repository

This repository is a collection of documents, guides, videos, etc. that will help you optimize your network with Cisco ACI. This guide is organized by the following adoption stages: Getting Started, Working with Cisco ACI, Upgrade, Support, and Key ...

Resolved! B200 M5 Blade Physically Stuck in Chassis

I have a B200 M5 blade that is physically stuck in the chassis.The release handle on the blade will not completely open and will not release the device.Any suggestion on how to remove it?

Resolved! NDFC trying to push nonsensical configuration.

Hello, I am having an issue with NDFC. When I create a "VXLAN EVPN Multi-Site" fabric, and then nest my "Data Center VXLAN EVPN" fabric underneath it... NDFC pushes out the expected configuration (config needed on the BGWs for Multi-Site to work) ......

Resolved! ISCSI Vnics on VLan policiy not taking the native VLan

Hello Cisco Guys.We are experiencing an issue after deploying the Intersight solution.After deploying the service profile on multiple servers, they boot up successfully. We have verified connectivity for management, vMotion, and NFS, and all are func...

Resolved! [ACI] [REST-API]: Need API to find APIC interface operational status

Hello ,I was finding the API which gives me the interface status of APIC, I found one document but the API seems not to give me the interface status.https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/aci/apic/sw/4-x/rest-api-config/Cisco-APIC-...

Multiple VRFs to single L3-out

We have 20 VRFs to be precise in our infra and we need to create L3-out for external connectivity . Is it possible to create single L3-out with 20 VRFs? or is there any concept such as per VRF L3-out? If not then can we cut down the 20 VRFs to single...

How to Retrieve Detailed Interface Information from ACI fabric

Hello,We are in the process of replacing our Cisco ACI switches with Arista switches and need to gather detailed information about the interfaces on our current ACI fabric. Specifically, we need to collect the following information for each interface...