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Resolved! Cisco Nexus One Fabric vs. Cisco ACI

Today, ACI expertise remains valuable, but it is tied to a single product and vendor. VXLAN EVPN expertise, on the other hand, is portable. Routes Type 2/3/5 , PIM, routing protocols, and the underlying concepts applies across vendors, whether Cisco,...

UCS Platform Emulator Downloads: UCSPE 4.2(2a) / UCSPE 4.1(2c)

The following Cisco UCS Platform Emulators are available for download from Cisco: Current Cisco UCS Platform Emulators CONFIGURATION IMPORT NOTE: Importing configuration backups (All, System, or Logical) taken from the UCS Platform Emulator (UCSPE)...

Resolved! Can I change the name of an EPG after it's created?

Hi,We named an EPG EPG-TEST-EXXSST during the pilot and now it's in production with about 40 VMs behind it. Management wants it renamed to EPG-PROD-EXXSST.I don't see a rename option when I right-click it in APIC. Am I missing something? Thanks

Cisco ACI handbook

Guys anyone has Cisco ACI workbook for labs free of cost or notes about it I understand it but I feel I want to do with simulators and practice to know better is there anyway to do anything about it!?

Resolved! ACI CIMC Upgrade

Hello,I would like to understand Cisco’s recommended procedure for upgrading the CIMC firmware on an APIC L4 cluster.Current setup:APIC model: L4APIC version: 6.0(8f)CIMC version: 4.3(4.241063)Cluster size: 3 APICsTarget versions:CIMC: 4.3(6.250053)A...

Resolved! ACI L3Out towards routers R1 and R2 in VRRP

I have Cisco ACI topology consists of two spines and two leaves like in diagram above. We want to make an L3Out connection towards two routers R1 and R2 which use VRRP protocol. We plan to use a static routes between ACI fabric and routers R1 and R2....

Reseting an uplink port during an FI upgrade

I'm in the middle of upgrading a pair of FIs and after the first one rebooted, it came back up with an uplink port down. I'm curious if it's safe to reset the uplink port before proceeding to the second FI or should I proceed with the second FI's up...

Spinifex - AWS alternative for Cisco Unified Edge

An AWS-Compatible Cloud on Cisco Unified EdgeInstall a three-node Spinifex cluster on Cisco Unified Edge, then run a live computer-vision pipeline on it using nothing but the AWS CLI and OpenTofu.Cisco Unified Edge puts real compute where the data is...

Cisco named as a leader in The Forrester Wave™

Cisco was named as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Center Network Solutions, Q3 2026. We are recognized for a cohesive approach that unifies networking, security, and observability under centralized policy and control. Read the s...

Cisco ACI Leaf - Decommission vs Remove From Controller

Hello all,This question has been asked in other places but I feel like there's never a solid answer on what these commands technically do.For Remove From Controller , things I've heard are:Remove From ControllerWipes the switch itself and removes it ...

Success Capsules | Bridging ACI and AI with Model Context Protocol

With Cisco ACI exposed through MCP, you can manage the fabric from your AI assistant—no CLI or GUI required. Ask in plain English to check connectivity, list tenants, review faults and health, or build full application stacks (tenant, VRF, bridge dom...

Cisco UCS/CIMC Integration with HPE Aruba ClearPass TACACS+

We need to integrate our Cisco UCS/CIMC with HPE Aruba ClearPass TACACS+ for centralized authentication.UCS Model: BE7H-M5-K9CIMC Version: C240M5.4.3.2bCould someone please share the required CIMC configuration, TACAS parameters/attributes, and ...

Resolved! ACI Simulator 6.2(2e) Appliance

Hi All,Recently i have deployed ACI Simulator 6.2(2e) Appliance on VMware Infra. Deployment Type - Large16 vCPU/64 GB Memory /200 GB Diskpromiscuous mode forged transmits enabled on the connect virtual port groupWhile initial setup i have given the d...

What is the conversion method used in RTPrefix option 243 in Nexus SW

is there any conversion at nexus switch end when it rececives an offer for rtprefix against option 243 ?What is the correct method or way to registering rtprefix (option 243) in a DHCP server?Basically I am trying to boot a nexus 9K device usign POAP...

How to configure CPNR dhcp6-config for option 243 RTPrefix for POAP

<p>I have tried to use the RTPrefix value type <strong>string</strong> and configured the value <code>3600 80 1 280e:c0bc:216e:1920:10::</code> in CPNR. But the RTPrefix value my NX-OS device is interpreting is something absurd. I have no clue how to...

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