Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.2(x)

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Add a switch before discovery using the CLI

Updated: January 12, 2026

Overview

Use this procedure to add a switch to the Nodes Pending Registration tab on the Fabric Membership work pane using the CLI. The system checks if the node exists and registers it if necessary.

Use this procedure to add a switch to the Nodes Pending Registration tab on the Fabric Membership work pane using the CLI.

Note
This procedure is identical to "Registering an Unregistered Switch Using the CLI". When you execute the command, the system determines if the node exists and, if not, adds it. If the node does exist, the system registers it.

Procedure

[ no ] system switch-id serial-number switch-id name pod id role leaf node-type tier-2-leaf

Adds the switch to the pending registration list.