Hi there,
I missed the updates during Summer, so this one is a bit more dense than usual 🙂 Hope you find something interesting!
- ACI software 1.1(3f) posted in CCO!
- 1.1(3f) Release Notes: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/aci/apic/sw/1-x/release/notes/apic_rn_113f.html
- This release contains mostly bug-fixes, plus the new feature “Deployment Warning and Policy Usage Information”: before updating a policy you can see what other objects are using that policy!
- 7.0(3)I2(1) for NXOS mode is here! Lots, really lots of new features, I wouldn’t attempt to put all of them here. My personal favourites are the programmability ones, but please check the release notes because the team did an impressive job here:
- 7.0(3)I1(3) – has been posted too, with mainly bug fixes over Bronte 7.0(3)I1(2):
- 1000th ACI customer: http://blogs.cisco.com/news/danske-bank-our-1000th-cisco-aci-customer
- N9K-C9372PX-E orderable now!
- AVS Cisco support statement (in case you hadn’t seen it): http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/switches/application-virtual-switch/avs-support-statement-an.pdf
- Why the network? Here Frank Palumbo’s perspective: http://blogs.cisco.com/news/data-centers-applications-networks-and-chicken-salad-sandwiches
- F5 releases v1.2.0 of their device package: https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/f5-release-device-package-120-for-cisco-aci
- Customer report: “What Du can do with ACI”: http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/what-du-can-do-with-aci
- DataTorrent integration with ACI: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2015/09/29/datatorrent-integrates-cisco-aci-help-secure-big-data-processing-through-unified-data-and#axzz3nccj1rkn
- On containers:
- Have you heard about the Calico project? If not, take a look at this Cisco blog post: http://blogs.cisco.com/cloud/project-calico-and-cisco-join-forces-to-supercharge-container-networking
- Check out what project Mantl is: http://thenewstack.io/mantl-introduces-microservices-stack/
- On ACI security:
- http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/an-overview-of-network-security-considerations-for-cisco-aci-deployments
- https://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-aci-a-hardened-secure-platform-with-native-built-in-security
- ACI microsegmentation article on SDXcentral: https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/featured/microsegmentation-cisco-article-security/2015/09/
- Even if the ACI-Fortinet integration is not officially supported, Qbranch is using it and has publicly spoken about it: https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/featured/aci-integration-cisco-fortinet-video/2015/09/
- From the web
- White paper “IT as a strategic Business Resource” written with Forbes (18 pages): http://images.forbes.com/forbesinsights/StudyPDFs/Cisco-IT_as_a_Strategic_Business_Resource-REPORT.pdf
- Zenoss achieves compatibility certification for Cisco ACI: http://vmblog.com/archive/2015/09/23/zenoss-inc-achieves-cisco-compatibility-certification-with-the-cisco-solution-partner-program.aspx#.Vgjwr2Sqqko
- I did this spreadsheet with code to configure ACI to explain to customers that even if we think that you can operate a network with the existing APIC GUI, there are easy alternatives that help customers to match network operations with existing processes. This is now possible with ACI, in the past it was only at the reach of customers with high programming skills: http://erjosito.tumblr.com/post/129878491127/configuring-your-network-from-excel
- On new “unmanaged” mode for L4-L7 service insertion in ACI: https://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/new-innovations-for-l4-7-network-services-integration-with-ciscos-aci-approach
- On ACI-based Vblocks: http://www.vce.com/about/media/news?id=tcm:20-34305
- Lauren describing contract creation: http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/general-virtualization-articles/cisco-aci-creating-contracts.html
- Why Fabrix went ACI: http://hutchinsonnetworks.com/news/sdn,-orchestration-and-why-fabrix-went-cisco-aci
- Policy-driven infrastructure: http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/policy-driven-infrastructure-to-transform-your-microsoft-cloud-apps-and-operations
- Integration with Infoblox: http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/aci-and-infoblox-ddi-deliver-highly-automated-secure-reliable-core-network-services
- Zitcom success story: http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/hosting-provider-zitcom-accelerates-time-to-market-with-cisco-aci
- ScienceLogic and ACI: http://www.fierceenterprisecommunications.com/story/sciencelogic-offers-greater-visibility-cisco-aci/2015-08-12 (here you can find the data sheet for the product: https://www.sciencelogic.com/wp-content/uploads/sciencelogic-datasheet-cisco-aci-monitoring.pdf)
- PAN-ACI integration note: https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/twzvq79624/attachments/twzvq79624/aci_tkb/1/1/Palo-Alto-Networks-Cisco-ACI-Integration-note.pdf
- A note on the partnership with CliQr and hybric clouds: http://blogs.cisco.com/cloud/cliqr
- Videos
- vRA-ACI integration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZFypiNAExE
- WWT demo of ACI+F5+Ansible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6HBY9c_QK4
- AVI integration with ACI in 3 videos, here the first one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJdNaiBC_0s
- A nice video showing ACI integration with IBM Cloud Orchestrator (ICO): https://youtu.be/uOY5Ti8odGM
- QBranch case study: orchestrating Fortinet with ACI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2caI0Ik0rwk
- Cisco ACI optimizer demo by Carly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7_C5htXAr4
- Du and ACI (4:44): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yfj3trHNc
- NterOne automates its network with ACI (5:00): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wHgvVqMfdw
- Cisco ACI videos by ScienceLogic:
- What is Cisco ACI and how it relates to SDN? (2:00): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41VlDx_h1og
- How to get the most out of Cisco ACI (2:53): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhW1945js-c
- Accessing the Business Value of Cisco DC SDN solutions (1:29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_YfJ7BzzoM
Cloudtrooper 