The document discusses integrating Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) with container networking using OpenStack. ACI enables automated container networking and policy mapping without requiring network configuration. It provides structure to container networking and allows direct policy mapping between switch configuration and container usage. The document demonstrates a demo topology using ACI fabric with Contiv plugins to launch a multi-tier application across web and database containers with automated network and policy creation.

1. ACI Meeting!
•Container Networking
•OpenStack Integration

2. Overview
• ACI enables containers networking with Policy:
• No need for network configuration
• Automatic Policy mapping
• Scale in and out the network with container growth
• Using Containers as an application is transparent for the network engineer when
ACI is used.
• ACI brings structure to container networking
• ACI allows direct policy mapping between switch network configuration and
container usage
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3. SECURITY
Trusted
Zone
DB
Tier
DMZ
External
Zone
app dbWEB
External
ACI
Policy
ACI
Policy
ACI
Policy
Abstracting / Mapping via ACI’s Application Network Profiles
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Fw
ADC
Virtual Machines Docker Containers Bare-Metal Server
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HYPERVISORHYPERVISORHYPERVISOR
Application Network Profile

4. Demo Topology
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ACI Fabric
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Contiv plugin
web1
db1
web2
db2

5. Demonstration – Setup and Steps
Web
Libnetwork Plugin
Host-1
Contiv
NetMaster
Host-2
DB Web DB
Application Intent
Tenant-1:
External  Web:80 
DB:6379
Tenant-2:
External  Web:80 
DB:Port
Docker-compose:
Launch Multi-tier Application
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Container
Scheduler
Automated Network, Policy Creation2
Automated Workload Creation and
Scheduling
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Policy Instantiation4
One Click Application
Deployment with Policy
Instantiation
Libnetwork Plugin

6. DEMO
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7. Documentation
• Docker ACI White Paper -
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-
virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/white-paper-c11-736314.html
• Docker video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La7fiE00slQ
• Contiv - https://github.com/contiv/demo/tree/master/aci
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For Your
Reference

8. OpenStack / PAN / F5 /
VXLAN
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