Which Cisco ACI element instantiates the policy into hardware?
A.
Cisco APIC
B.
Spine
C.
Leaf
D.
Router
E.
Controller
Which Cisco ACI element instantiates the policy into hardware?
Which Cisco ACI element instantiates the policy into hardware?
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Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
– Is the policy controller
– Holds the defined policy
– Is required for instantiation of policy adds or changes
– Is a highly redundant cluster of three or more servers
– Is NOT the control Plane
– Is not the path of the traffic
Took another approach to the question – this came direct from CISCO –
The APIC is responsible for tasks from fabric activation and switch firmware management to network policy configuration and instantiation. While the APIC acts as the centralized policy and network management engine for the fabric, it is completely removed from the data path, including the forwarding topology. Therefore, the fabric can still forward traffic even when communication with the APIC is lost. The APIC itself is delivered as an appliance, and it typically is run as three or more appliances for performance and availability.