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Cisco APIC-CLUSTER-L4 | APIC SDN Controller Cluster, Large, 1200+ Edge Ports

APIC-CLUSTER-L4

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Description

The APIC Large Cluster L4 is a bundle of three APIC-L4 controller appliances that together form the minimum cluster needed to manage a Cisco ACI fabric. It is aimed at data-centre teams running large Cisco ACI deployments of more than 1200 edge ports, where the cluster size follows the fabric size and transaction-rate requirements. The cluster acts as a single point of automation, policy enforcement and health monitoring.

Each APIC-L4 appliance is a 1 RU server with one AMD 7443P 2.85GHz 24-core processor, six 32GB DDR4-3200 RDIMMs, a 480GB SATA SSD and a 1.6TB U.2 NVMe SSD. Cooling is front to rear with eight hot-swappable fans, and each appliance ships with one power supply selectable from 1050W (AC and DC) and 1600W options. This is the large configuration, sitting above the medium APIC-CLUSTER-M4, which is sized for up to 1200 edge ports.

The cluster manages Cisco ACI fabrics built on Nexus 9000 Series spine and leaf switches in ACI mode. It integrates with VMware vCenter, Nutanix and OpenShift, and with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Python and ServiceNow. Optional PCIe NICs include the Intel E810XXVDA2 2x25/10GbE SFP28 and the Intel X710T2LG 2x10GbE RJ45.

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Features

- Single point of automation, management, policy enforcement and health monitoring for the Cisco ACI fabric
- Application-centric network policies with data-model-based declarative provisioning
- Application and topology monitoring and troubleshooting
- Layer 4-7 services integration
- Integrations with VMware vCenter and vShield, Nutanix and OpenShift
- Automation integrations: Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Python and ServiceNow
- Image management for spine and leaf switches
- Health scores for tenants, application profiles and switches, plus fault, event and performance management
- Distributed cluster framework, with controllers added or removed transparently

Warranty

All products sold by XS Network Tech include a 12-month warranty on both new and used items. Our in-house technical team thoroughly tests used hardware prior to sale to ensure enterprise-grade reliability.

All technical data should be verified on the manufacturer data sheets.

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Technical Specifications

FAQs

Technical Specifications

- Configuration: Large cluster L4, 3 x APIC-L4 appliances
- Fabric size: more than 1200 edge ports
- Processor (per appliance): AMD 7443P 2.85GHz, 24 cores, 200W, 128MB cache, DDR4 3200MHz, 1 unit
- Memory (per appliance): 6 x 32GB RDIMM DRx4 3200 (8Gb)
- Storage (per appliance): 480GB 2.5in Enterprise Performance 6G SATA SSD (3X endurance)
- Storage (per appliance): 1.6TB 2.5in U.2 WD SN840 NVMe Extreme Perf. High Endurance SSD
- PCIe slots (per appliance): Intel E810XXVDA2 2x25/10GbE SFP28 or Intel X710T2LG 2x10GbE RJ45 NIC options, none by default
- Power supply (per appliance): 1050W (AC and DC) or 1600W, 1 unit by default
- Cooling: 8 hot-swappable fans, front to rear airflow
- Form factor: 1 RU, height 43.2 mm, width 429.0 mm (16.9 in.), depth 740.3 mm (29.5 in.) server only
- Operating temperature: 10 to 35 C (50 to 95 F), no direct sunlight
- Nonoperating temperature: below -40 C or above 65 C
- Operating humidity: 8 to 90% RH, 24 C maximum dew point, non-condensing
- Nonoperating humidity: below 5% or above 95% RH, 33 C maximum dew point, non-condensing
- Operating altitude: 0 to 10,000 feet
- Nonoperating altitude: 0 to 40,000 feet
- Minimum cluster size: three appliances

FAQs

Q: How does this cluster differ from APIC-CLUSTER-M4?
A: APIC-CLUSTER-L4 is the large configuration, sized for ACI fabrics of more than 1200 edge ports. APIC-CLUSTER-M4 is the medium configuration, sized for up to 1200 edge ports.

Q: Does the physical cluster need a controller licence?
A: No controller licence is listed for the physical APIC-L4 appliances. ACI switch licensing is sold separately. A DCN-vAPIC licence is only required for virtual APIC or AWS form factors.

Q: What power supply does each appliance use?
A: Each APIC-L4 appliance ships with one power supply, selectable from 1050W (AC and DC) and 1600W options.

Q: What does the cluster manage and integrate with?
A: It manages Cisco ACI fabrics built on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine and leaf switches in ACI mode. It integrates with VMware vCenter, Nutanix, OpenShift, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Python and ServiceNow.

Q: Which network cards can be fitted to each appliance?
A: The PCIe NIC options are the Intel E810XXVDA2 2x25/10GbE SFP28 and the Intel X710T2LG 2x10GbE RJ45. No NIC is fitted by default.

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