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35 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration Guide with Cisco ACI
Attach AEP to EPGs and Bridge Domains
5. Repeat the steps in this section for all remaining EPGs using their associated VLAN IDs.
4.2.17 Create vCenter domain for Cisco ACI and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
Domain Integration
By creating vCenter domain, user can connect the VMs by creating and configuring policies and EPGs in the
Cisco APIC. These EPGs as well as policies in turn are pushed to vCenter as port groups.
Note: The name of the Datacenter created in APIC under vCenter domain must be same as the Datacenter
name on vCenter mentioned in section 4.5.
To create VMware vCenter domain:
1. Click Virtual Networking > VMM Domains.
2. Right-click on VMware and choose Create vCenter Domain.
3. In Virtual Switch Name field, enter VDS-ACI.
4. From the Virtual Switch, select VMware vSphere Distributed Switch.
5. From Associated Attachable Entity Profile menu, select AEP-1.
6. Select VLAN Pool. In this example VLANPool1 is selected. A new VLAN pool can also be
created and attached.