Cisco Aci Apic Ordering Guide

Cisco ACI APIC Ordering Guide

Cisco offers the industry’s most complete application policy infrastructure (API) for data center networking. The Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) is the unifying point of automation and policy control for the Cisco ACI fabric. The Cisco ACI APIC provides an industry-leading, policy-based application programming interface (API) that enables customers, partners, and developers to write applications that take full advantage of the Cisco ACI architecture.

The Cisco ACI APIC ordering guide provides customers with the information needed to order the Cisco ACI APIC and related accessories.

Cisco ACI APIC Key Features

The Cisco ACI APIC provides the following key features:

• Application programming interface (API): The Cisco ACI APIC provides an industry-leading, policy-based API that enables customers, partners, and developers to write applications that take full advantage of the Cisco ACI architecture.
• Centralized management and policy control: The Cisco ACI APIC provides centralized management and policy control for the Cisco ACI fabric.
• Scale and performance: The Cisco ACI APIC scales to support up to 10,000 nodes and supports up to 1 million endpoints.

Cisco ACI APIC Ordering Information

The Cisco ACI APIC is available in the following models:

• APIC-EM: The APIC-EM model is ideal for customers who need a comprehensive network management solution that includes application policy infrastructure controller functionality.
• APIC: The APIC model is ideal for customers who need application policy infrastructure controller functionality only.

Cisco ACI APIC Accessories

The following accessories are available for the Cisco ACI APIC:

• ACI APIC Power Adapter: The ACI APIC Power Adapter is used to power the Cisco ACI APIC.
• ACI APIC Mounting Bracket: The ACI APIC Mounting Bracket is used to mount the Cisco ACI APIC in a 19-inch equipment rack.

Cisco ACI APIC Documentation

The following documentation is available for the Cisco ACI APIC:

• Cisco ACI APIC Release Notes: The Cisco ACI APIC Release Notes provide information about new features, resolved issues, and known issues for the current release of the Cisco ACI APIC.
• Cisco ACI APIC Configuration Guide: The Cisco ACI APIC Configuration Guide provides information about configuring the Cisco ACI APIC.
• Cisco ACI APIC Administration Guide: The Cisco ACI APIC Administration Guide provides information about administering the Cisco ACI APIC.
• Cisco ACI APIC API Reference Guide: The Cisco ACI APIC API Reference Guide provides information about the Cisco ACI APIC API.