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June 20, 2023
All Kinds of Confusing Information is worth the initial confusion.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)
My organization has migrated from the traditional NX-OS tiered networking architecture to ACI allowing us to provide a higher level of redundancy, while also streamlining services.
- more network Redundancy
- automation for provisioning access ports
- easier fault isolation
- graphical user interfaces
- bridging the manual input into automated responses
- Cisco ACI definitely a positive ROI for our organization. It has been deployed twice for our collocated data center environments.
- Provision mass access ports through automation has produced a good experience
ACI makes data center deployments easier, upgrades, overall simpler functionality.
Currently we have only tapped on the basic features of ACI, it gives us more options than the old NX-OS 3 tier architecture.
ACI automation is a life saver, automation saves thousands man hours.
Do you think Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)'s feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) again?
Yes
Using Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)
20 - Network Engineering
10 - Network Engineering background
- Provides better scalability
- Provides more resilient redundancy
- Able to consolidate network functions
- None that I am aware of , our initial roll out is very simple
- We will be integrating Nexus Dashboard soon
Evaluating Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) and Competitors
Yes - ACI replace the standard NX-OS 3 tiered architure.
- Cloud Solutions
- Scalability
- Integration with Other Systems
Unfortunately I am on the Network Delivery Team, the Network Infrastructure team is tasked with architecture changes.
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) Implementation
- Implemented in-house
Change management was a small part of the implementation and was well-handled - We are still implementing
- Testing
- provisioning
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
Not sure of the level support for ACI
One-time our organization had to enable the DOM feature for the ACI fabric. THe turn around with an easy script to deploy was simple and easy to implement.
Using Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | Inconsistent |
- Once you learn the constructs of ACI, navigating through the GUI is not difficult.
- manual port provisioning for more than 10 devices.