Aci Fabric Topology - Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX3P Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting the Switch to the ACI Fabric
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ACI Fabric Topology

The ACI fabric topology includes the following major components:
• Application Centric Infrastructure Controller (APIC) appliance (cluster of APICs)
• Leaf switches (for switch compatibility, please see the
• Spine switches (for switch compatibility, please see the
For additional information, please see the
Note To prevent sub-optimal forwarding between endpoints, connect every leaf switch in the fabric to every spine
switch in the same fabric.
As shown in the following figure, each APIC is connected to one or two leaf switches and each leaf switch
should be connected to every spine switch in the same fabric.
ACI Fabric Topology, on page 27
Preparing to Connect to Other Devices, on page 28
Connecting Leaf Switches to APICs, on page 29
Connecting Leaf Switches to Spine Switches, on page 31
Installing a Gigabit Ethernet module (GEM), on page 32
Virtual Port Channel Migration - Migration of Nodes from a First-Generation Switch to a
Second-Generation Switch, on page 32
Setting Up an Optional Console Interface, on page 33
Setting Up an Optional Management Connection, on page 34
Optic Transceiver Removal Using the Optics Extraction Tool , on page 34
Maintaining Transceivers and Optical Cables, on page 36
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