Guidelines to Integrate with Cisco ACI
The general steps that you perform in Cisco SD-WAN Manager to configure the integration are:
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Verify that Cisco ACI has registered the desired controller as a partner with a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, as described in the procedure, Verify Cisco ACI Registration.
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Attach devices to the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, as described in the Map ACI Sites section.
The following guidelines apply when integrating Cisco SD-WAN Manager with Cisco ACI:
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Only new Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN deployments support this integration.
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Make sure that any devices to which the Cisco APIC sends policies do not have any application-aware routing policies configured for them.
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Make sure each device to which the Cisco APIC sends policies has an attached template.
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Before you begin the integration, use the CLI policy builder to create a centralized policy and activate it by using the Cisco SD-WAN Manager policy builder.
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Before you apply WAN SLA policies, establish a connection between the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and the Cisco APIC. For instructions, see Cisco ACI and Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Integration.
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Before you attach devices, configure Cisco ACI for this integration.