Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Application Policy Infrastructure Controller canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Context triple: [Cisco ACI, managementPlane, Application Policy Infrastructure Controller]
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Application Configuration Access Protocol
Application Configuration Access Protocol is an Internet protocol designed to store, retrieve, and manage user and application configuration data on a remote server.
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Policy and Best Practices Service
The Policy and Best Practices Service is a unit within the UN Department of Peace Operations responsible for developing, harmonizing, and disseminating policies and lessons learned to improve the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping and related field missions.
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C.
VPC Service Controls
VPC Service Controls is a Google Cloud security feature that creates a virtual security perimeter around services and data to reduce the risk of data exfiltration.
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APIC
APIC is the commonly used acronym for the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court, an international treaty that defines the legal protections and benefits granted to the Court, its officials, and related personnel.
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Policy-Based Management
Policy-Based Management is a SQL Server feature that lets administrators define, enforce, and monitor configuration policies across database instances to ensure compliance with organizational standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Application Configuration Access Protocol
Application Configuration Access Protocol is an Internet protocol designed to store, retrieve, and manage user and application configuration data on a remote server.
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B.
Policy and Best Practices Service
The Policy and Best Practices Service is a unit within the UN Department of Peace Operations responsible for developing, harmonizing, and disseminating policies and lessons learned to improve the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping and related field missions.
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C.
VPC Service Controls
VPC Service Controls is a Google Cloud security feature that creates a virtual security perimeter around services and data to reduce the risk of data exfiltration.
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D.
APIC
APIC is the commonly used acronym for the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court, an international treaty that defines the legal protections and benefits granted to the Court, its officials, and related personnel.
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E.
Policy-Based Management
Policy-Based Management is a SQL Server feature that lets administrators define, enforce, and monitor configuration policies across database instances to ensure compliance with organizational standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
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)
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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
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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
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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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Subject: Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Description of subject: 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.
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