The table below lists key features included with Cisco Nexus 9000 switches running Cisco ACI. The product also requires the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC).
Software features
Fabric management and automation
Inventory management and config, zero-touch provisioning, integrated overlay over IP fabric, API-driven automation, and more
Ecosystem
Third-party integration through open APIs, Layer 4-7 service integration, and ACI application center
Virtualization
Integration with workload orchestrators, OpenStack integration, and Kubernetes integration
Security
Zero-trust policy model, role-based access control, Cisco TrustSec® integration, advanced microsegmentation, and more
Streaming telemetry and latency
Cisco NetFlow, Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
Distributed ACI fabrics: Multi-pod
Distributed ACI fabrics: Multi-site
Connects multiple fabrics with the Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Distributed ACI fabrics: Physical remote leaf
Essentials
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
Advantage
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
Premier
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
BOLD
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Watch how the APIC, a clustered controller on a UCS server or a hypervisor, optimizes performance and operates a scalable multi–tenant Cisco ACI fabric. The per–device ACI licenses are offered as tiered licenses.