Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
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Cisco ACI component
centralized management system
network controller
policy controller
software appliance
The Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) is Cisco ACI’s centralized software controller that automates, manages, and monitors application-centric network policies across data center fabrics.
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cisco ACI component
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centralized management system ⓘ network controller ⓘ policy controller ⓘ software appliance ⓘ |
| abbreviation | APIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cisco APIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | cluster of controller nodes ⓘ |
| configurationInterface |
Python SDK (via API)
ⓘ
RESTful API ⓘ web-based GUI ⓘ |
| configurationModel | declarative policy model ⓘ |
| controlsPlane | policy and management plane of ACI fabric ⓘ |
| developer | Cisco Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotForward | user data traffic ⓘ |
| enables |
centralized firmware management for ACI switches
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policy-based automation ⓘ zero-touch fabric provisioning ⓘ |
| exposes | object model for ACI fabric ⓘ |
| fullName | Application Policy Infrastructure Controller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highAvailability | provided through controller clustering ⓘ |
| manages |
Cisco ACI fabric
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application network profiles ⓘ bridge domains ⓘ contracts ⓘ endpoint groups ⓘ leaf switches ⓘ spine switches ⓘ tenants ⓘ |
| market | data center networking ⓘ |
| monitors |
endpoint learning
ⓘ
fabric health scores ⓘ faults and events ⓘ |
| partOf | Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
centralized automation of network policies
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management of Cisco ACI fabrics ⓘ monitoring of application-centric network policies ⓘ policy orchestration ⓘ |
| provides |
CLI access
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GUI dashboard ⓘ REST API ⓘ centralized policy repository ⓘ fabric discovery ⓘ fabric inventory ⓘ fault management ⓘ health monitoring ⓘ role-based access control ⓘ statistics collection ⓘ telemetry ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
AAA integration
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RBAC NERFINISHED ⓘ audit logging ⓘ |
| supports |
L2 and L3 networking
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integration with Kubernetes (via ACI CNI) ⓘ integration with OpenStack (in some releases) ⓘ integration with VMware vCenter ⓘ integration with hypervisors ⓘ multi-tenant segmentation ⓘ service graph insertion ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
application-centric networking
ⓘ
intent-based networking ⓘ |
| targetEnvironment |
enterprise data centers
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service provider data centers ⓘ |
| typicalDeployment | deployed as three-node cluster ⓘ |
| usedWith | Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches in ACI mode ⓘ |
| usesProtocol | OpFlex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vendor | Cisco Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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