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You have a network that has three subnets. You migrate the network to a Cisco ACI fabric. You want to bridge the three subnets without changing the IP addresses of the endpoints. The default gateway…
The correct answer is C. Create one bridge domain that has unicast routing enabled and create corresponding subnets. To bridge three existing subnets in ACI without changing endpoint IPs and with their default gateway outside ACI, you must create a single bridge domain with unicast routing enabled and define corresponding subnets within it.
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You have a network that has three subnets. You migrate the network to a Cisco ACI fabric. You want to bridge the three subnets without changing the IP addresses of the endpoints. The default gateway for the endpoints does not sit on the ACI fabric. Which action must you take to keep the three subnets in a single Hood domain?
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- ACreate multiple bridge domains that have unicast routing disabled within the same EPO Connect
- BCreate one bridge domain that has unicast routing disabled and connect the existing subnets to
- CCreate one bridge domain that has unicast routing enabled and create corresponding subnets
- DCreate multiple bridge domains that have unicast routing enabled within the saw EPG Create
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A7% (2)
- B3% (1)
- C72% (21)
- D17% (5)
Why each option
To bridge three existing subnets in ACI without changing endpoint IPs and with their default gateway outside ACI, you must create a single bridge domain with unicast routing enabled and define corresponding subnets within it.
Creating multiple bridge domains would segment the subnets, not bridge them into a single flood domain, and unicast routing disabled means ACI would not route between them if needed.
While a single bridge domain is correct for a single flood domain, disabling unicast routing would prevent ACI from acting as a Layer 3 gateway if needed, and it's generally best practice to enable unicast routing for proper subnet management in ACI even if the gateway is external.
To bridge existing subnets without changing endpoint IPs and with the default gateway outside ACI, a single bridge domain should be created. Unicast routing must be enabled on this bridge domain to allow the fabric to learn and forward traffic for the subnets, even if the gateway is external, and to support potential future routing within ACI. Corresponding subnets within this BD represent the existing subnets being bridged.
Creating multiple bridge domains would separate the subnets into different broadcast domains, not keep them in a single flood domain.
Concept tested: ACI bridge domain configuration for external gateways
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/aci/apic/6x/config/layer2/cisco-aci-layer2-configuration-guide-60x/m_bridge_domain.html#Cisco_Concept.dita_7aa9ae3d-9d41-4775-a010-06a5b281f621
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