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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
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 31
Preparing to Connect to Other Devices, on page 32
Connecting Leaf Switches to APICs, on page 33
Connecting Leaf Switches to Spine Switches, on page 35
Installing a Gigabit Ethernet module (GEM), on page 36
Setting Up an Optional Console Interface, on page 38
Setting Up an Optional Management Connection, on page 39
Maintaining Transceivers and Optical Cables, on page 41
To prevent sub-optimal forwarding between endpoints, connect every leaf switch in the fabric to every spine
switch in the same fabric.
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