Describes the technical procedures and guidelines for installing, recovering, and upgrading Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) software, as well as maintaining the underlying CIMC firmware and performing fabric initialization.
Requirements and installation notes for Cisco ACI Fabric, APIC, and SDK components
This section lists important prerequisites and installation notes for Cisco ACI Fabric, APIC, and SDK components, including hardware, locale, certificate, and software requirements.
Usage Guidelines
This topic explains the usage guidelines for the Cisco APIC GUI, including supported browsers, password requirements, and important configuration notes for network management.
Conditions to recover or install the Cisco APIC software image
This topic explains the conditions and methods for recovering or installing a Cisco APIC software image on a server, including when to perform recovery and the available installation methods.
Install the Cisco APIC Software on an APIC Server Using a PXE Server
Learn how to install the Cisco APIC software on an APIC server M1/L1, M2/L2, or M3/L3 using a PXE server. This procedure guides you through configuring the PXE server and deploying the software image.
Install the Cisco APIC software on an APIC server M4/L4 using a PXE server
Learn how to install the Cisco APIC software on an APIC server M4/L4 using a PXE server. This procedure guides you through preparing the PXE environment, mounting the ISO, copying EFI files, configuring DNSMasq, and rebooting for network boot.
Install Cisco APIC using a PXE server
This topic explains how to install Cisco APIC using a PXE server, including required software, configuration steps, and troubleshooting notes for DNSMasq, HTTP, PXELINUX, and ISO extraction.
Install the Cisco APIC software using virtual media
This topic explains how to install or upgrade the Cisco APIC software using virtual media (vMedia), outlining the required steps and important considerations for a successful installation process.
Perform a clean initialization of the ACI fabric
Resets the ACI fabric to a clean state by removing all existing configurations from the APIC and switch nodes. This procedure enables administrators to reconfigure the fabric from scratch or restore it from a configuration backup.