New and Changed Information
The following table provides an overview of the significant changes up to this current release.
Cisco ACI Multi-Site Release Version |
Description |
|
---|---|---|
Release 2.2(1) |
First release of this document. |
Hardware Requirements
Spine Switch Requirements
Cisco ACI Multi-Site requires the following ACI-mode spine switches:
-
Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches with -EX or -FX line cards and -E or -E2 fabric modules
Cisco Nexus 9500 platform switches with non -EX/-FX line cards or using non -E/-E2 fabric modules are not supported with Cisco ACI Multi-Site
-
Cisco Nexus 9332C and 9364C switches
-
Cisco Nexus 9336PQ switches for leaf-to-spine connectivity within a site only
These switches are not supported for inter-site connectivity with Cisco ACI Multi-Site
For the list of specific switch models supported by Cisco ACI Multi-Site, see Hardware Compatibility.
Leaf Switch Requirements
Cisco ACI Multi-Site requires the following ACI-mode leaf switches:
-
Cisco Nexus 93120TX switches
-
Cisco Nexus 93128TX switches
-
Cisco Nexus 9332PQ switches
-
Cisco Nexus 9372 platform switches
-
Cisco Nexus 9396 platform switches
-
Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches
-
Cisco Nexus 9300-FX and -FXP platform switches
For the list of specific switch models supported by Cisco ACI Multi-Site, see Hardware Compatibility.
IPN Connectivity Across Sites
The following figure shows how spine nodes with Cisco ACI Multi-Site supporting -EX line cards and -E fabric modules are connected to the intersite network.
![](/c/dam/en/us/td/i/500001-600000/500001-510000/501001-502000/501347.jpg)
Cisco ACI Multi-Site supporting spine nodes with -EX line cards can be mixed with non supporting spine nodes in the same APIC fabric but only the Cisco ACI Multi-Site supporting spine nodes can connect to the IP network as shown in the following figure.
![](/c/dam/en/us/td/i/500001-600000/500001-510000/501001-502000/501346.jpg)
Hardware Compatibility
The following table lists the APIC leaf switches compatible with Cisco ACI Multi-Site.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Leaf Switches |
PID |
---|---|
Cisco Nexus 93240YC-FX2 |
N9K-C93240YC-FX2 |
Cisco Nexus 93108TC-EX |
N9K-C93108TC-EX |
Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX |
N9K-C93108TC-FX |
Cisco Nexus 93120TX |
N9K-C93120TX |
Cisco Nexus 93128TX |
N9K-C93128TX |
Cisco Nexus 93180LC-EX |
N9K-C93180LC-EX |
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX |
N9K-C93180YC-EX |
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX |
N9K-C93180YC-FX |
Cisco Nexus 9332PQ |
N9K-C9332PQ |
Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 |
N9K-C9336C-FX2 |
Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP |
N9K-C9348GC-FXP |
Cisco Nexus 9372PX |
N9K-C9372PX |
Cisco Nexus 9372PX-E |
N9K-C9372PX-E |
Cisco Nexus 9372TX |
N9K-C9372TX-E |
Cisco Nexus 9372TX-E |
N9K-C9372TX-E |
Cisco Nexus 9396PX |
N9K-C9396PX |
Cisco Nexus 9396TX |
N9K-C9396TX |
The following table lists the APIC spine switches, modules, and line cards compatible with Cisco ACI Multi-Site.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Spine Switches |
PID |
Line Cards |
Fabric Modules |
---|---|---|---|
Cisco Nexus 9332C |
N9K-C9332C |
N.A. |
N.A. |
Cisco Nexus 9364C |
N9K-C9364C |
N.A. |
N.A. |
Cisco Nexus 9504 |
N9K-C9504 |
N9K-X9732C-EX N9K-X9736C-FX N9K-X9736Q-FX |
N9K-C9504-FM-E |
Cisco Nexus 9508 |
N9K-C9508 |
N9K-X9732C-EX N9K-X9736C-FX N9K-X9736Q-FX |
N9K-C9508-FM-E N9K-C9508-FM-E2 |
Cisco Nexus 9516 |
N9K-C9516 |
N9K-X9732C-EX N9K-X9736C-FX N9K-X9736Q-FX |
N9K-C9516-FM-E2 |