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The validated Cisco ACI environment includes a pair of Nexus C93180YC-EX switches as leafs. These switches are connected to a single Nexus C9336-PQ switch as the spine using 40GbE connections. MX9116n FSE switches are connected to the C93180YC-EX leafs using 100GbE cables.
The following section provides an overview of the topology and configuration steps. For detailed configuration instructions, refer to the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric and Cisco ACI Integration Guide.
Caution: The connection of an MX switch directly to the ACI spine is not supported.
Figure 1 Validated SmartFabric and ACI environment logical topology
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