Before You Begin
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The switch and APIC must be fully installed in their racks.
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The switch and APIC must be grounded and powered up.
Step 1
Connect an interface cable to one of the two ports on the virtual interface card (VIC) installed on the APIC. If the cable
is not already assembled to its transceivers, insert the transceiver into the VIC port and then connect the optical interface
cable to the transceiver.
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For a VIC1225 optical module, use one of the following sets of transceivers and cables:
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Cisco 10GBASE-LR transceivers (SFP-10G-LR) supporting a link length of up to 6.1 miles (10 km)
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Cisco 10GBASE-SR transceivers (SFP-10G-SR) supporting the following link lengths:
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Using 2000 MHz MMF (OM3) for up to 984 feet (300 m)
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Using 4700 MHz MMF (OM4) for up to 1312 feet (400 m)
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Cisco SFP+ Active Optical Cables (SFP-10G-AOC
x
M [where
x
=1, 2, 3, 5, 7, or 10 for lengths in meters])
For transceiver specifications, see
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/interfaces-modules/transceiver-modules/
products-installation-guides-list.html
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For a VIC1225T 10GBASE-T copper module, use 10GBASE-T cables with RJ-45 connectors.
Step 2
Connect the other end of the interface cable to a downlink port on a leaf switch.
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For a Cisco 10GBASE-LR or -SR transceiver and cable, insert the transceiver into a downlink optical port on a
leaf switch before connecting the cable to the transceiver.
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For Cisco SFP+ Active Optical Cables, insert the transceiver on the cable into a downlink optical port on a leaf
switch.
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For a 10GBASE-T copper cable, insert the RJ-45 connector on the cable into a downlink BASE-T port on a leaf
switch.
What to Do Next
If the APICs are also connected to the leaf switches, then the ACI fabric is ready to be automatically initiated.
Connecting a Leaf Switch to a Spine Switch
You must connect each Cisco Nexus 93120TX, 93128TX, 9332PQ, 9372PX, 9372PX-E, 9372TX, 9396PX,
or 9396TX leaf switch to every Cisco Nexus 9336PQ, 9504, 9508, or 9516 spine switch in the same ACI
fabric. The Cisco Nexus 93128TX allows for 8 connections (uplink ports 1 through 8) to spine switches, the
Cisco Nexus 9396PX and 9396TX switches allow up to 12 connections to spine switches, and the Cisco Nexus
93120TX, 9332PQ, 9372PX, 9372PX-E, 9372TX, and 9372TX-E switches allow up to 6 connections to spine
switches. To determine which transceivers and cables are supported by this switch, see
Cisco Nexus 9336PQ ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Connecting the Switch to the ACI Fabric
Connecting a Leaf Switch to a Spine Switch