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Static EPG deployment on a specific port

Updated: April 15, 2026

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A static path binding deploys an endpoint group on a specific leaf switch port to provide consistent connectivity for connected endpoints.

Static deployment of an endpoint group (EPG) associates the EPG directly with a physical interface on a leaf switch.

Static EPG deployment

In a typical deployment, use the Cisco APIC to create a static path binding between an EPG and a specific leaf switch port.

Deploy an EPG on a specific node or port using the GUI

You can create an EPG on a specific node or a specific port on a node to have precise control over EPG deployment locations.

Before you begin

The tenant where you deploy the EPG is already created.

Follow these steps to deploy an EPG on a specific node or port using the GUI:

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Cisco APIC.

  2. Choose Tenants > tenant.

  3. In the left navigation pane, expand tenant, Application Profiles, and the application profile.

  4. Right-click Application EPGs and choose Create Application EPG.

  5. In the Create Application EPG STEP 1 > Identity dialog box, complete the following steps:

    1. In the Name field, enter a name for the EPG.
    2. From the Bridge Domain drop-down list, choose a bridge domain.
    3. Check the Statically Link with Leaves/Paths check box.

      This check box allows you to specify on which port you want to deploy the EPG.

    4. Click Next.
    5. From the Path drop-down list, choose the static path to the destination EPG.

  6. In the Create Application EPG STEP 2 > Leaves/Paths dialog box, from the Physical Domain drop-down list, choose a physical domain.

  7. Complete one of the following sets of steps:

    Option Description
    If you want to deploy the EPG on... Then
    A node

    1. Expand the Leaves area.

    2. From the Node drop-down list, choose a node.

    3. In the Encap field, enter the appropriate VLAN.

    4. (Optional) From the Deployment Immediacy drop-down list, accept the default On Demand or choose Immediate.

    5. (Optional) From the Mode drop-down list, accept the default Trunk or choose another mode.
    A port on the node

    1. Expand the Paths area.

    2. From the Path drop-down list, choose the appropriate node and port.

    3. (Optional) In the Deployment Immediacy field drop-down list, accept the default On Demand or choose Immediate.

    4. (Optional) From the Mode drop-down list, accept the default Trunk or choose another mode.

    5. In the Port Encap field, enter the secondary VLAN to be deployed.

    6. (Optional) In the Primary Encap field, enter the primary VLAN to be deployed.

  8. Click Update and click Finish.

  9. In the left navigation pane, expand the EPG that you created.

  10. Complete one of the following actions:

    • If you created the EPG on a node, click Static Leafs, and in the work pane view details of the static binding paths.
    • If you created the EPG on a port of the node, click Static Ports, and in the work pane view details of the static binding paths.