Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.2(x)

Insert a switch to operational mode using the REST API

Updated: January 12, 2026

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Overview

Use this procedure to insert a switch into operational mode by sending a POST request to the specified API endpoint, configuring the fabric out-of-service policy, and decommissioning the node with the appropriate parameters.

Procedure

Insert a switch to operational mode.

Example:

POST
                        https://<IP address>/api/node/mo/uni/fabric/outofsvc.xml
                        <fabricOOServicePol 
                        descr="" 
                        dn="" 
                        name="default" 
                        nameAlias="" 
                        ownerKey="" 
                        ownerTag="">
                        <fabricRsDecommissionNode 
                        debug="yes" 
                        dn="" 
                        removeFromController="no" 
                        tDn="topology/pod-1/node-102" 
                        status="deleted"/>
                        </fabricOOServicePol>

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