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Cisco APIC-CLUSTER-M3 | ACI APIC Controller Cluster, Medium, 1200 Edge Ports

APIC-CLUSTER-M3

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Description

The APIC-CLUSTER-M3 is a medium-size Cisco ACI APIC controller cluster, built from three third-generation APIC-M3 appliances. It acts as the central point of policy, automation and monitoring for a Cisco ACI fabric, and suits small to medium data centre deployments where the fabric stays within 1200 edge ports.

This medium configuration is a cluster of 3 x APIC-M3, which is the minimum controller count for an APIC cluster. The cluster scales to 1200 edge ports. Larger fabrics are served by the Large cluster variants instead. The controllers work as a distributed framework, so any controller can service any request and controllers can be added or removed transparently.

The APIC manages Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine and leaf switches running in ACI mode, handling application-centric policy, image management for spine and leaf switches, L4-L7 services integration, and health, fault, event and performance management. It can also be mixed in a cluster with other APIC generations, including M1/L1, M2/L2 and M4/L4, with cluster performance aligned to the lowest common denominator.

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Features

- Unified point of automation and management for the Cisco ACI fabric, policy enforcement and health monitoring
- Application-centric network policies with data-model-based declarative provisioning
- Application and topology monitoring and troubleshooting
- L4-L7 services integration
- Third-party integration including VMware vCenter and vShield, Nutanix and Openshift
- Automation integrations including Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Python and ServiceNow
- Image management for spine and leaf switches
- Health scores, fault, event and performance management
- Distributed cluster framework where any controller can service any request

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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.

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Technical Specifications

- Configuration: Medium (M3)
- Cluster size: 3 x APIC-M3 appliances
- Minimum cluster size: Three APIC controllers
- Scale: Up to 1200 edge ports
- Hardware generation: Third-generation APIC (M3/L3)
- Hardware mixing: M1/L1, M2/L2, M3/L3 and M4/L4 servers can be mixed in a cluster
- Managed switches: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine and leaf switches in ACI mode

FAQs

Q: How many controllers are in this cluster?
A: The APIC-CLUSTER-M3 is a cluster of three APIC-M3 appliances, which is the minimum number of controllers for an APIC cluster.

Q: How large a fabric does the medium cluster support?
A: The medium M3 cluster supports a fabric of up to 1200 edge ports. Larger fabrics use the Large cluster variants.

Q: Which switches does it manage?
A: It manages Cisco Nexus 9000 Series spine and leaf switches running in ACI mode.

Q: Can it be mixed with other APIC generations?
A: Yes. M1/L1, M2/L2, M3/L3 and M4/L4 servers can be mixed in one cluster, and overall cluster performance aligns to the lowest common denominator. Cisco documents a migration procedure from M1, M2, M3, L1, L2 and L3 clusters to M4/L4.

Q: How does the medium cluster differ from the large cluster?
A: The medium cluster is sized for fabrics of up to 1200 edge ports, while the Large cluster variants are intended for bigger ACI fabrics.

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