Cisco APIC Layer 3 Networking Configuration Guide, Release 6.2(x)

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Cisco APIC Layer 3 Networking Configuration Guide, Release 6.2(x)

Configure Multiple Encapsulations for L3Outs with SVIs Using the CLI

Updated: April 17, 2026

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Configures an external bridge profile and associates a regular SVI with the profile so that grouped SVIs can use different access encapsulations.

Before you begin

Create the regular SVIs and configure the leaf switches with the required access encapsulations. For instructions, see Configuring SVI Interface Encapsulation Scope Using NX-OS Style CLI.

Use the Cisco APIC CLI to create an external bridge profile and associate a regular SVI with the profile.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Cisco APIC CLI.

  2. Run the configuration command to enter configuration mode.

    Example:

    apic1# configuration
                        apic1(config)#

  3. Run the tenant tenant-name command to enter tenant configuration mode.

    Example:

    apic1(config)# tenant tenant-name
                        apic1(config-tenant)#

  4. Run the external-bridge-profile bridge-profile-name command to create the external bridge profile and enter its configuration mode.

    Example:

    apic1(config-tenant)# external-bridge-profile bridge-profile-name
                        apic1(config-tenant-external-bridge-profile)#

  5. Return to global configuration mode.

    Example:

    apic1(config-tenant-external-bridge-profile)# exit
                        apic1(config-tenant)# exit
                        apic1(config)#

  6. Run the leaf leaf-id command to enter configuration mode for the leaf switch.

    Example:

    apic1(config)# leaf leaf-id
                        apic1(config-leaf)#

  7. Run the interface vlan vlan-number command to enter configuration mode for the SVI.

    Example:

    apic1(config-leaf)# interface vlan vlan-number
                        apic1(config-leaf-if)#

  8. Run the vrf member tenant command to associate the SVI with the tenant and VRF.

    Example:

    apic1(config-leaf-if)# vrf member tenant tenant-name vrf vrf-name

  9. Run the ip address ip-address command to assign an IP address to the SVI.

    Example:

    apic1(config-leaf-if)# ip address ip-address

  10. Run the external-bridge-profile bridge-profile-name command to associate the SVI with the external bridge profile.

    Example:

    apic1(config-leaf-if)# external-bridge-profile bridge-profile-name

The regular SVI is associated with the external bridge profile. Repeat the SVI configuration steps for each SVI that you want to group.