Automating Cisco ACI Provisioning with Terraform and Nexus-as-Code by 2026
Data center teams are advised to adopt automated solutions like Terraform and Nexus-as-Code for ACI tenant provisioning by 2026. These tools enhance efficiency, allowing operations to be completed in under 60 seconds and offering features like drift detection, rollback capabilities, and avoiding configuration conflicts.
By 2026, data center teams should transition from manual ACI tenant provisioning via the APIC GUI to automated solutions such as Terraform and Nexus-as-Code. Terraform's ACI provider, launched in 2019, and Nexus-as-Code, introduced in 2022, facilitate rapid provisioning and management of network resources. The automation enables operations to be completed in less than 60 seconds, improving efficiency and incorporating features like drift detection, rollback capabilities, and ensuring idempotency to prevent configuration conflicts.
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