The Policy Driven Data Center with ACI: Architecture, Concepts, and Methodology

Index

Numbers

10-Gigabit Ethernet cabling, 208

40-Gigabit Ethernet cabling, 208

A

AaaS (Application as a Service), 38

abstract nodes

connecting, 258-260

connector definition, 257-258

elements, 258

function definition, 255-257

access control for APIC policy model, 88-89

access credentials, 41

access ports, configuring, 223-228

ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure). See also APIC (Application Policy Infrastructure Controller) model

in cloud computing, network requirements, 39-41

design, 59-61

benefits, 193

configuring, 219-235

forwarding, 194-202

hardware and software requirements, 207-208

management model, 204-207

multitenancy, 218-219

physical topology, 208-218

segmentation with endpoint groups, 202-204

virtual topology configuration, 235 ...