Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure)

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a modern Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solution that simplifies data center operations through centralized policy-based automation. ACI enables organizations to deploy, manage, and secure applications more efficiently by integrating networking, security, virtualization, and cloud services into a unified architecture.

The solution is built around the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches and the Cisco APIC (Application Policy Infrastructure Controller), providing scalability, agility, and operational consistency across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

• Understand Cisco ACI architecture, components, and deployment models.
• Explain the role and functions of Cisco APIC.
• Configure ACI fabric infrastructure and policies.
• Design tenant, application, and endpoint group (EPG) structures.
• Implement network segmentation and security policies.
• Integrate ACI with virtualization and cloud platforms.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize ACI environments.
• Apply best practices for scalable and resilient ACI deployments.