ND
Orchestrator

Schemas

Schema: Profile including the site-configuration objects that will be pushed to sites. Schemas are the containers for single or multiple templates that are used for defining the policies.

Templates: are the framework for defining and deploying the policies to the sites. Child of a schema, a template contains configuration-objects that are shared between sites or site-specific.

  • Template = APIC policy definition (App & Network)
  • Template is the scope/granularity of the policies that can be pushed to one (or more) sites
  • Schema = container of Templates sharing a common use-case
  • Scope of change: policies in different templates can be pushed to separate sites at different times

Step 1 - Login to NDO

Click on the ICON on the left to connect to Nexus Dashboard server. Username: acilabpod01 Password: C1sc012345!

Step 2 - Navigate to Schemas

To start creating Schemas for extending ACI policy across data centers, hover over the navigation bar on the far left:

  1. Click on Configure
  2. Click Tenant Templates



Step 3 - Create New Schema

  1. Click on Add Schema



  2. For Name enter: msite_p01_schema
  3. Click Add

Step 4 - Create Template

Each Schema has a name. You simply set this name by typing in the Schema name type-field:

  1. Click on the Create New Template to create the new template
  2. Select ACI Multi-cloud
  3. Click Next
  4. Set the Display Name to: msite_p01_template
  5. Select Tenant msite_p01_tenant
  6. Click Next
  7. Click on Continue to template