Step 1

Log in to Cisco APIC.

Step 2

Go to Virtual Networking > VMware SDN.

Step 3

At the upper right of the Domains page, click Actions and then click Create Domain.

Step 4

In the Create Domain page, complete the following steps:

1. In the General area, in the Name field, enter a name for the domain.

2. In the Settings > Access Mode area, choose Read Only or Read Write.

   The results of the choice vary as follows:

   • If there is a Transport Zone in VMware NSX-T Data Center matching the name that you entered for the domain, choosing Read Write enables you to view inventory information and manage that Transport Zone. Choosing Read Only enables you only to view inventory information of that Transport Zone.

   • If there is no Transport Zone in VMware NSX-T Data Center matching the name that you entered for the domain, choosing Read Write creates a new Transport Zone with that name. Choosing Read Only does not.

3. In the Settings > Access Mode area, click Select VLAN Pool.

4. In the Select VLAN Pool dialog box, choose an existing VLAN pool or create a new one.

5. In the Create Domain page, in the Settings > Attachable Access Entity Profile area, click Add Attachable Access Entity Profile.

6. In the Select Attachable Access Entity Profile dialog box, choose an existing attachable access entity profile or create a new one.

7. In the Create Domain page, in the Settings > Controller area, click Add Controller.

8. In the Controller area, enter a name for the controller and the hostname or IP address in the appropriate fields, and then click Select Credentials.

   If you have configured a virtual IP address for your VMware NSX-T Data Center cluster, you can use it as the controller IP address. Otherwise, you can use the IP address of any of the NSX Managers in the cluster as the controller IP address. You can configure a virtual IP address for VMware NSX-T Data Center later.

   Note	Do not add multiple NSX manager IP addresses from the same cluster as separate controller IP addresses for the same VMware NSX-T Data Center domain.

9. In the Select Credentials dialog box, click Create Credentials.

10. In the Create Credentials dialog box, enter a name for the credentials, a username, and a password, and then click Save.

11. In the Create Domain page, in the Settings > Controller area, click the check mark at the right of the page to confirm the controller configuration.

12. (Optional) Change the delimiter, or configure a security domain.

    For the delimiter for the VMware NSX-T Data Center domain, you can use one of the following symbols: _, !, ^, or +. If you do not enter a symbol, the system uses the default _ (underscore) delimiter in the VMware PortGroup name.

    When you associate an EPG with a VMM domain, a default name is generated for the new logical switch: TenantName_ApplicationProfile_EPGName. The delimiter is the special character that separates words the name; this example uses the _ (underscore).

13. Click Save.

Step 1

Log in to Cisco APIC.

Step 2

Go to Tenants > tenant > Application Profiles > application_profile > Application EPGs > application_epg > Domains (VMs and Bare-Metals.

Step 3

Choose Domains (VMs and Bare-Metals, click the action icon at the upper right of the central pane and choose Add VMM Domain Association.

Step 4

In the Add VMM Domain Association dialog box, from the VMM Domain Name drop-down list, choose the VMware NSX-T Data Center domain that you created before.

Step 5

Select the required NSX-T API Mode. The options are- Policy API mode, Management API mode.

Step 6

Choose other options in the Add VMM Domain Association appropriate to your setup.

Step 7

Click Submit.

Configure the VLAN pool as shown in the following example:

apic1(config)# vlan-domain pool1 dynamic
apic1(config-vlan)# vlan 5-20 dynamic
apic1(config-vlan)# vlan 30-40
apic1(config-vlan)# exit
apic1(config)#

Associate the VLAN pool with network interfaces as shown in the following example:

apic1(config)# leaf 101
apic1(config-leaf)# interface ethernet 1/2-3
apic1(config-leaf-if)# vlan-domain member pool1
apic1(config-leaf-if)# exit
apic1(config-leaf)# exit
apic1(config)#

Create a VMM domain as shown in the following example:

apic1(config)# vmware-domain nsxDom delimiter _
apic1(config-vmware)# configure-nsx
apic1(config-vmware-nsx)# exit
apic1(config-vmware)# 

Add a controller as shown in the following example:

apic1(config-vmware)# nsx 10.192.225.32
apic1(config-vmware-nsx)# username admin
Password:
Retype password:
apic1(config-vmware-nsx)# exit
apic1(config)# exit

Associate the VMM domain with a VLAN pool as shown in the following example:

apic1(config-vmware)# vlan-domain member pool1
apic1(config-vmware)#