Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) is the Next-Generation of Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). NDFC is the network management platform for all NX-OS (Nexus switching) enabled deployments; spanning VXLAN EVPN fabrics and classic LAN architectures, IP Fabric for Media, and storage networking deployments for the Cisco Nexus-powered data center. This session will focus on the automated provisioning of VXLAN EVPN fabrics using the new workflow of NDFC. These workflows will be on best practice template-based provisioning capabilities with built-in configuration compliance and the myriad deployment scenarios. In this session, participants will learn to use NDFC to automate the provisioning of Greenfield and Brownfield VXLAN EVPN fabrics and external fabric connectivity using VRF-lite. Participants will also learn how to customize templates and policy to meet deployment requirements. Participants will further learn how to use Ansible DCNM collection to automate VXLAN EVPN overlay configuration. Participants will achieve all this by following a concise lab that is focused on details, references, and more. The concepts from this lab can be leveraged for a production VXLAN EVPN fabric.
