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Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA) simplifies a cloud deployment through automated provisioning and centralized management. Cisco DFA automates device and fabric configuration, eases Virtual Machine (VM) deployment and migration, and integrates baremetal and virtualized resources without using a dedicated gateway.
For more information about Cisco DFA, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns517/ns224/ns945/dynamic_fabric_automation.html
The Cisco Nexus 1000V acts as a leaf extension in the Cisco DFA network. The Cisco Nexus 1000V is configured as an end station in the DFA network and notifies the DFA leaf of a VM instantiation or a VM mobility event by using VDP based communication.
The components of Cisco DFA architecture are as follows: