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Configure L2Out EPG contract inheritance by using the GUI

Updated: April 15, 2026

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Associate an external L2Out endpoint group with a contract master endpoint group to inherit its provided and consumed contracts.

Before you begin

  • Configure the tenant for the endpoint groups (EPGs).

  • Configure a Layer 2 Outside (L2Out) and the external L2Out EPG (l2extInstP) that will serve as the contract master.

  • Configure the contracts to inherit and associate them with the contract master EPG.

Use the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller ( APIC ) GUI to configure contract inheritance for an external L2Out EPG.

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation pane, choose Tenants > tenant-name > Networking > L2Outs.

  2. Expand l2out-name .

  3. Right-click External EPGs, and then choose Create External EPG.

  4. Enter a name for the external EPG and configure the other attributes as required.

  5. Click Submit.

  6. Expand External EPGs.

  7. Click external-epg-name .

  8. In the External EPG pane, click + for L2Out Contract Masters.

  9. Select the L2Out and external L2Out EPG that will serve as the contract master.

  10. Click Update.

    The external L2Out EPG inherits the contract associations of the contract master EPG.

  11. To view the inherited contracts, click the external EPG name, and then choose Contracts > Inherited Contracts.