Create vCenter domain for Cisco ACI and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration
By creating vCenter domain, the user provides a bridge between vCenter and ACI. After creating the domain, the user can see the VMs in the Created EPGs area of the Cisco APIC. vCenter Domain also creates Distributed virtual switch (DVS) on APIC to contain the port groups related to EPGs.
Note: The name of the Datacenter created in APIC under vCenter domain must be same as the Datacenter name in vCenter mentioned in vCenter configuration overview.
To create a VMware vCenter domain, perform the following steps.
Click Virtual Networking > VMware.
Right-click on VMware and choose Create vCenter Domain.
In Virtual Switch Name field, enter VDS-ACI.
From the Virtual Switch, select VMware vSphere Distributed Switch.
From the Associated Attachable Entity Profile menu, select AEP1.
Select VLAN Pool. In this example, VLANPool1 is selected (created in Create VLAN pool).
From the vCenter Credentials field, click the Add (+) icon.
In the Name field, enter vCenter-Credential.
In the Username field, enter administrator@vcsa.local.
Provide the vCenter Server Appliance password in the Password and Confirm Password fields, then click OK.
From the vCenter field, click the Add (+) icon to add the vCenter Controller.
In the Name field, enter vCenter.
Enter Host Name (or IP Address) as per the configuration.
In the DVS Version field, select DVS Version 7.0 from the drop-down.
In the Datacenter field, enter ACI_DC. The same name will be used when configuring the vCenter Data Center.
Associate the vCenter-Credentials created in the previous step and click OK.
Note: The Management EPG field is optional. New Management EPG can also be created and associated by choosing Create EPG under Tenant mgmt from this menu.
From the Port Channel Mode drop-down, select LACP Active.
From vSwitch Policy, select LLDP as a discovery protocol as shown in the following figure.
Click Submit.
Once Submitted, click vCenter Domain > vSwitch Policy, and select the following: