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Create EPGs by using the GUI

Updated: April 15, 2026

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Create endpoint groups in an application profile and associate them with a bridge domain and virtual machine manager domain.

The port the EPG uses must belong to one of the VM Managers (VMM) or physical domains associated with the EPG.

Procedure

  1. On the menu bar, choose Tenants, and then choose the tenant in which you want to create an endpoint group (EPG).

  2. In the Navigation pane, expand tenant_name > Application Profiles > application_profile_name .

  3. Right-click Application EPGs, choose Create Application EPG, and configure the EPG.

    1. In the Create Application EPG dialog, enter an EPG name, such as db, in the Name field.
    2. From the Bridge Domain drop-down list, choose a bridge domain, such as bd1.
    3. Check the Associate to VM Domain Profiles check box, and then click Next.
    4. In the STEP 2 > Domains area, expand Associate VM Domain Profiles, and then choose the virtual machine manager (VMM) domain from the drop-down list.
    5. From the Deployment Immediacy drop-down list, retain the default value or choose when the Cisco APIC deploys policies to the physical leaf switch.
    6. From the Resolution Immediacy drop-down list, choose when the physical leaf switch deploys policies to the virtual leaf switch.

      For Cisco AVS, choose Immediate or On Demand. For Cisco ACI Virtual Edge or VMware VDS, choose Immediate, On Demand, or Pre-provision.

    7. Optional: In the Delimiter field, enter |, ~, !, @, ^, +, or =.

      If you do not specify a delimiter, the system uses | in the VMware port group name.

    8. If you use Cisco ACI Virtual Edge or Cisco AVS, choose an encapsulation mode from the Encap Mode drop-down list.

      The following encapsulation modes are available:

      • VXLAN: Overrides the VLAN configuration of the domain and configures the EPG to use VXLAN encapsulation. The system raises a fault for the EPG if the domain does not have a multicast pool.

      • VLAN: Overrides the VXLAN configuration of the domain and configures the EPG to use VLAN encapsulation. The system raises a fault for the EPG if the domain does not have a VLAN pool.

      • Auto: Configures the EPG to use the encapsulation mode of the VMM domain. This option is the default.

    9. If you use Cisco ACI Virtual Edge, choose native or AVE from the Switching Mode drop-down list.

      If you choose native, the VMware VDS switches the EPG. If you choose AVE, the Cisco ACI Virtual Edge switches the EPG. The default is native.

    10. Click Update, and then click Finish.

  4. Repeat the preceding step to create the app and web EPGs. Configure the db, app, and web EPGs in the same bridge domain and data center.