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Cisco Application Centric

Infrastructure

At a glance: Cisco ACI solution

Cisco® Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) is the industry’s most secure, open, and comprehensive Software-Defined
Networking (SDN) solution. It radically simplifies, optimizes, and accelerates infrastructure deployment and governance and
expedites the application deployment lifecycle.
Cisco ACI implements Cisco’s intent-based networking framework. It captures higher-level business and user intent in the form
of a policy and converts this intent into the network constructs necessary to dynamically provision the network, security, and
infrastructure services. It uses a holistic systems-based approach, with tight integration between hardware and software and
physical and virtual elements, an open ecosystem model, and innovative Cisco customer Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
(ASICs) to enable unique business value for modern data centers. This unique approach uses a common policy-based operating
model across the network, drastically reducing the cost and complexity of operating your network.

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At a glance: Cisco ACI solution
What’s inside
Cisco ACI building blocks
Product compatibility matrix
Licensing
Cisco Services and Support
Product ordering information
Application Policy Infrastructure
Controller Multisite
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extenders
Cisco Capital financing to help you
achieve your objectives
For more information
What’s inside Cisco ACI building blocks
• At a glance: Cisco ACI solution The Cisco ACI solution consists of the following
• Cisco ACI building blocks building blocks (Figure 1):
• Product compatibility matrix • Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure
• Licensing Controller (APIC)
• Cisco Services and Support • Cisco ACI multisite virtual appliance
• Product ordering information • Cisco Nexus® 9000 Series spine and leaf
switches for Cisco ACI
• Cisco Capital financing to help you achieve
your objectives • Cisco Application Virtual Switch Next
Generation (AVS-NG)
• For more information
Figure 1. Cisco ACI architectural building blocks
Cisco ACI
Rapid deployment of applications on networks with security, scalability, and full visibility
Cisco ACI multisite deployment
Define your intent through
application-centric policy
APIC APIC
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
(APIC)
Cisco Nexus 9500 and 9300 platform
switches with integrated ecosystem
Data center site 1 Data center site 2
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Product compatibility matrix

Cisco APIC Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
Leaf switches Spine switches Line cards Fabric extenders

Second generation Second generation: FX Series Fixed spine Second generation – FX Series
Nexus 9736-FX
Second generation - EX Series

APIC-M2 Nexus 93180YC-FX Second generation fixed Nexus 9732-EX Nexus 2248PQ-10GE

Nexus 9364C
APIC-L2 Nexus 93108TC-FX First generation fixed First generation Nexus 2248TP-E

Nexus 9336PQ
Second generation: EX Series Modular spine Nexus 9736PQ Nexus 2248TP-E

Nexus 93180YC-EX Nexus 9516 Nexus 2248TP-1GE

Nexus 93180LC-EX Nexus 9508 Nexus 2232PP-10GE
Nexus 93180TC-EX Nexus 9504 Nexus 2232TM-E
Nexus 93108TC-EX Nexus 2348UPQ (40G)
First generation
Nexus 9396PX
Nexus 9396TX
Nexus 93128TX
Nexus 93120TX
Nexus 9372PX
Nexus 9372PX-E
Nexus 9372TX
Nexus 9372TX-E
Nexus 9332PQ

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Contents Licensing
At a glance: Cisco ACI solution Base Essentials Advantage

What’s inside Fabric management and automation

Cisco ACI building blocks Inventory management and configuration • • •

Product compatibility matrix Zero-touch provisioning • • •

Licensing Centralized management • • •

Cisco Services and Support Integrated overlay over IP fabric • • •

Fault management • • •
Product ordering information
Application Policy Infrastructure Monitoring and troubleshooting • • •
Controller Multisite
Graceful node insertion and removal • • •
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
Network virtualization • • •
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards API-based automation and orchestration • • •
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Local Multi-Pod (Up to 2 Pods within 10 ms RTT) • • •
Fabric Extenders
Ecosystem

Cisco Capital financing to help you Third-party integration through open APIs • • •
achieve your objectives
Layer 4 through Layer 7 (L4-L7) service integration • • •
For more information Cisco ACI App Center • • •
Virtualization

Cisco Application Virtual Switch Next Generation • • •

(AVS-NG)
Integration with workload orchestrators • • •
OpenStack integration • • •

Kubernetes integration • • •

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Contents Base Essentials Advantage

At a glance: Cisco ACI solution Security

What’s inside Zero-trust policy model • • •

Cisco ACI building blocks Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) • • •

Product compatibility matrix Cisco TrustSec® integration • • •

Licensing Advanced microsegmentation • • •

Cisco Services and Support Secure and multifactor user authentication • • •

Product ordering information Audit support and logging • • •

Application Policy Infrastructure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and automatic • • •
Controller Multisite remediation
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
First-hop security • • •
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards Endpoint authentication • • •

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Essentials

Fabric Extenders
Cisco NetFlow • •
Cisco Capital financing to help you Network telemetry for Cisco Tetration Analytics™ • •
achieve your objectives
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) • •
For more information
Advantage

Universal Multi-Pod (Up to 12 Pods with 50 ms RTT) •

Multi-Site •

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Contents
At a glance: Cisco ACI solution
What’s inside
Cisco ACI building blocks
Product compatibility matrix
Licensing
Cisco Services and Support
Product ordering information
Application Policy Infrastructure
Controller Multisite
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extenders
Cisco Capital financing to help you
achieve your objectives
For more information
Cisco Services and Support
Cisco offers a wide range of services to help accelerate your success in deploying and optimizing the
Cisco ACI implementation in your data center. The innovative Cisco Services offerings are delivered
through a unique combination of people, processes, tools, and partners and are focused on helping you
increase operation efficiency and improve your data center network. Cisco Advanced Services use an
architecture-led approach to help you align your data center infrastructure with your business goals and
achieve long-term value. Cisco SMARTnet™ Service helps you resolve mission-critical problems with
direct access at any time to Cisco network experts and award-winning resources. With this service, you
can take advantage of the Cisco Smart Call Home service capability, which offers proactive diagnostics
and real-time alerts on your Cisco ACI deployment. Spanning the entire network lifecycle, Cisco
Services offerings help increase investment protection, optimize network operations, support migration
operations, and strengthen your IT expertise.
Product ordering information
Step 1. Select hardware and software product SKUs.
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Product SKU Product description
Second generation
APIC-CLUSTER-M2 APIC Cluster – For Medium Configurations (Up to 1000 Edge Ports)
APIC-CLUSTER-L2 APIC Cluster – For Large Configurations (More than 1000 Edge Ports)
APIC-M2 APIC Appliance – For Medium Configuration (Up to 1000 Edge Ports)
APIC-L2 APIC Appliance – For Large Configurations (More than 1000 Edge Ports)
APIC-M2= APIC Appliance – For Medium Configuration (Up to 1000 Edge Ports) (SPARE)
APIC-L2= APIC Appliance – For Large Configurations
(More than 1000 Edge Ports) (SPARE)
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Contents Multisite

Product SKU Product description

At a glance: Cisco ACI solution
ACI-MSITE-VAPPL ACI Multi-Site Virtual Appliance
What’s inside

Cisco ACI building blocks
Product compatibility matrix
Licensing
Cisco Services and Support
Product ordering information
Application Policy Infrastructure
Controller Multisite
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extenders
Cisco Capital financing to help you
achieve your objectives
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
Product SKU Product description
Second generation: FX Series
N9K-C93180YC-FX Nexus 9300 with 48p 10/25G SFP+, 6p 100G QSFP, MACsec, Unified Port
N9K-C93108TC-FX Nexus 9300 with 48p 10G-T, 6p 100G QSFP, MACsec, Unified Port
N9K-C9348GC-FXP Nexus 9300 with 48p 100M/1G, 4p 10/25G SFP+ and 2p 100G QSFP
Second generation: EX Series
N9K-C93180YC-EX Nexus 93180YC-EX switch, 48p 1/10/25G SFP+ & 6p 100G QSFP28
N9K-C93180LC-EX Nexus 9300 with 48p 10/25G SFP+ and 6p 100G QSFP28
N9K-C93108TC-EX Nexus 93108TC-EX switch, 48p 1/10BASE-T & 6p 100G QSFP28
First generation

For more information N9K-C9396PX Nexus 9300 platform: 48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ and up to 12-port
40 Gigabit Ethernet Quad SFP (QSFP) switch

N9K-C9396TX Nexus 9300 platform: 48-port 1/10BASE-T and up to 12-port 40 Gigabit

Ethernet QSFP

N9K-C93128TX Nexus 9300 platform: 96-port 1/10BASE-T and up to 8-port 40 Gigabit

Ethernet QSFP

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At a glance: Cisco ACI solution First generation

What’s inside N9K-C93120TX Nexus 9300 platform: 96-port 1/10BASE-T and up to 6-port 40
Gigabit Ethernet QSFP
Cisco ACI building blocks
N9K-C9372PX Nexus 9300 platform: 48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ and 6-port 40
Product compatibility matrix Gigabit Ethernet QSFP

Licensing N9K-C9372PX-E Nexus 9300 with 48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ and 6-port 40
Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+
Cisco Services and Support
N9K-C9372TX Nexus 9300 platform: 48-port 1/10BASE-T and up to 6-port 40
Product ordering information Gigabit Ethernet QSFP
Application Policy Infrastructure N9K-C9372TX-E Nexus 9300 platform: 48-port 1/10G-T and 6p 40G QSFP+
Controller Multisite Nexus 9300 platform:
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
N9K-C9332PQ Nexus 9300 platform: 32-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extenders Product SKU Product description

Fixed spine: Second generation

Cisco Capital financing to help you
achieve your objectives N9K-C9364C Cisco Nexus 9364C ACI Spine Switch: 64p 40/100G QSFP28

For more information Fixed spine: First generation

N9K-C9336PQ Cisco Nexus 9336PQ ACI Spine Switch: 36 fixed-port 40G Ethernet QSFP+

Modular spine

N9K-C9516-B2 Cisco Nexus 9516 – 16 Active Slots Spine Switch

N9K-C9508-B2 Cisco Nexus 9516 – 8 Active Slots Spine Switch

N9K-C9504-B2 Cisco Nexus 9516 – 4 Active Slots Spine Switch

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Contents Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards

Product SKU Product description

At a glance: Cisco ACI solution
Second generation – FX Series
What’s inside
N9K-X9736C-FX Cisco Nexus 9500 spine line card 36-port 40/100G
Cisco ACI building blocks
Second generation – EX Series
Product compatibility matrix

Licensing N9K-X9732C-EX Cisco Nexus 9500 spine line card: 32-port 100G QSFP28

Cisco Services and Support First generation

Product ordering information N9K-X9736PQ Cisco Nexus 9500 spine line card for Cisco ACI: 36-port 40G Ethernet QSFP
Application Policy Infrastructure
Controller Multisite Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
Product SKU Product description
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
N2K-C2248PQ-10GE Cisco Nexus 2248PQ 10GE Fabric Extender
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series N2K-C2248TP-E Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender
Fabric Extenders
N2K-C2248TP-1GE Cisco Nexus 2248TP GE Fabric Extender

Cisco Capital financing to help you N2K-C2232PP-10GE Cisco Nexus 2232PP 10GE Fabric Extender
achieve your objectives
N2K-C2232TM-E Cisco Nexus 2232TM 10GE Fabric Extender
For more information
N2K-C2348UPQ (40G FEX) Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ 10GE Fabric Extender

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Contents Step 2. Select the appropriate Cisco ACI license SKUs.

Streaming
At a glance: Cisco ACI solution Base Essentials Advantage Multisite telemetry

What’s inside (For New Nexus 9k orders)

(Upgrade-only SKUs for existing
Nexus 9k deployment)
Cisco ACI building blocks For Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches

Product compatibility matrix For 32 port 40G ACI ACI-N9K- ACI-ES-XF ACI-AD-XF ACI- ACI-
leaf switch 32Q (=) (=) (=) MSITE-XF (=) STEL-XF (=)
Licensing
For 96 port 1/10G ACI-N9K- ACI-ES-XF ACI-AD-XF ACI- ACI-
Cisco Services and Support
ACI leaf switch 96X (=) (=) (=) MSITE-XF (=) STEL-XF (=)
Product ordering information For 48 port 1/10G ACI-N9K- ACI-ES-XF ACI-AD-XF ACI- ACI-
Application Policy Infrastructure ACI leaf switch 48X (=) (=) (=) MSITE-XF (=) STEL-XF (=)
Controller Multisite
For 48 port 1G ACI ACI-N9K- ACI-ES-GF ACI-AD-GF ACI- ACI-
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches leaf switch 48G (=) (=) (=) MSITE-GF (=) STEL-GF (=)
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
For Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series There is no ACI license required on spine switches
Fabric Extenders For Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders

Cisco Capital financing to help you For 48 port 1/10G ACI- ACI-F48X= ACI-F48X=
achieve your objectives ACI enabled FEX F48X=
For 32 port 1/10G ACI- ACI-F32X= ACI-F32X=
For more information
ACI enabled FEX F32X=
Not Not
For 16 port 1/10G ACI- ACI-F16G= ACI-F16G= required required
ACI enabled FEX F16G=

For 48 port 1G ACI ACI- ACI-F48G= ACI-F48G=

enabled FEX F48G=

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Contents Cisco Capital financing to help you achieve your objectives

Cisco Capital® financing can help you acquire the technology you need to achieve your objectives
At a glance: Cisco ACI solution
and stay competitive. We can help you reduce Capital Expenditures (CapEx), accelerate your growth,
What’s inside and optimize your investment dollars and ROI. Cisco Capital financing gives you flexibility in acquiring
hardware, software, services, and complementary third-party equipment. And there’s just one
Cisco ACI building blocks predictable payment. Cisco Capital financing is available in more than 100 countries. Learn more.

Product compatibility matrix

Licensing
For more information
Cisco commerce workspace ordering tool Click here
Cisco Services and Support
Cisco ACI solution data sheet Click here
Product ordering information
Application Policy Infrastructure Cisco APIC data sheet Click here
Controller Multisite
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches data sheets Click here
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series leaf switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine switches Cisco AVS data sheet Click here

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine line cards Technical white papers Click here
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
Solution overviews Click here
Fabric Extenders
YouTube video tutorials Click here
Cisco Capital financing to help you
achieve your objectives Release notes for Cisco ACI and APIC solutions Click here

Release notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Click here
For more information
Download Cisco ACI software Click here

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