Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator Deployment Guide, Release 4.2(x)

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Adding Cisco ACI Sites

Updated: November 11, 2023

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Overview

test Adding Cisco ACI Sites

This section describes how to add a Cisco APIC or Cloud Network Controller site using the Cisco Nexus Dashboard GUI and then enable that site to be managed by Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator.

Before you begin

  • If you are adding on-premises ACI site, you must have completed the site-specific configurations in each site's APIC, as described in previous sections in this chapter.

  • You must ensure that one or more sites you are adding are running Release 4.2(4) or later.

Procedure

1.

Log in to your Cisco Nexus Dashboard and open the Admin Console.
2.

From the left navigation menu, choose Operate and click Sites..
3.

Choose Add Site and provide site information.

  1. For Site Type, select ACI or Cloud Network Controller depending on the type of ACI fabric you are adding.

  2. Provide the controller information.

    • You must provide the Host Name/IP Address, User Name, and Password. for the APIC controller currently managing your ACI fabrics.

      Note

      For APIC fabrics, if you use the site with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator service only, you can provide either the in-band or out-of-band IP address of the APIC. If you use the site with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights as well, you must provide the in-band IP address.

    • For on-premises ACI sites managed by Cisco APIC, if you plan to use this site with Day-2 Operations applications such as Cisco Nexus Insights, you must also provide the In-Band EPG name that is used to connect the Cisco Nexus Dashboard to the fabric you are adding. Otherwise, if you use this site with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator only, you can leave this field blank.

    • For Cloud Network Controller sites, Enable Proxy if your cloud site is reachable through a proxy.

      Proxy must be already configured in your Cisco Nexus Dashboard’s cluster settings. If the proxy is reachable through management network, a static management network route must also be added for the proxy IP address. For more information about proxy and route configuration, see Nexus Dashboard User Guide for your release.

  3. Click Save to finish adding the site.

    Currently, the sites are available in the Cisco Nexus Dashboard, but you still must enable them for Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator management as described in the following steps.
4.

Repeat the previous steps for any additional ACI or Cloud Network Controller sites.
5.

From the Cisco Nexus Dashboard's Services page, open the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator service.

You are automatically signed in using the Cisco Nexus Dashboard user's credentials.
6.

In the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator GUI, manage the sites.

  1. From the left navigation menu, select Sites.

  2. In the main pane, change the State from Unmanaged to Managed for each fabric that you want the NDO to manage.

    When managing the sites, you must provide a unique site ID for each site.

Note

Ensure that ACI site names are limited to 125 characters or less to avoid any issues when enabling orchestration.