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PODs🔗

In a spine-leaf architecture a POD is a grouping of leaf and spine switches. This allows for added capacity by deploying additional PODs without redesigning the entire network.

POD Reports🔗

The Reports window provides a Report of all PODS via Reports → PODs

How to Create a POD🔗

  • From the Main Navigation Menu select Fabrics choose your Fabric.
  • Select the Pods icon.
  • In the upper right corner of the page, click Add Pod.
  • Type a name and click Add Pod.

Inter-Pod Gateways🔗

This feature enables network gateway communication between device pairs in two separate PODS.

To use this feature, the PODS must not be connected by a Super Spine.

The image below shows a basic system containing two independent PODS with each containing a device pair. The PODS are devoid of a Super Spine connecting them. It is assumed that the requisite physical connections are made (an example would be a Leaf Pair in each POD, with each leaf connected by two wires, totaling four wires and involving eight ports).

Object Configuration Description🔗

The chart below presents an example configuration that includes 2 PODS, 4 switches and 8 switch ports. Object names, IP addresses and Autonomous System numbers will differ for your configuration.

Port numbers are presented in a blue background and are specific to the example above.

Create Gateway Profiles🔗

Go to Templates / Gateway Profiles to create the needed Gateway Profiles.

Adding a Gateway Profile to a LAG🔗

Adding a gateway profile to a LAG is needed to create the connection. To add a Gateway Profile to a LAG, set the Gateway Profile in the Gateway Profile for Eth field on the device port.