Adding Tenants and Schemas

This chapter contains the following sections:

Adding Tenants

This section describes how to add tenants using the Multi-Site Orchestrator GUI.

Before you begin

You must have a user with either Power User or Site Manager read-write role to create and manage tenants.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator GUI.

Step 2

In the Main menu, select Infrastructure > Tenants.

Step 3

In the top right of the main pane, click Add Tenant.

Step 4

In the Display Name field, provide the tenant's name.

The tenant's Display Name is used throughout the Orchestrator's GUI whenever the tenant is shown. However, due to object naming requirements on the Cisco APIC, any invalid characters are removed and the resulting Internal Name is used when pushing the tenant to sites. The Internal Name that will be used when creating the tenant is displayed below the Display Name textbox.

You can change the Display Name of the tenant at any time, but the Internal Name cannot be changed after the tenant is created.

Step 5

(Optional) In the Description field, enter a description of the tenant.

Step 6

In the Associated Sites section, add the sites.

  1. Check all sites where you plan to deploy templates that use this tenant.

    Only the selected sites will be available for any templates using this tenant.

    Note 

    If you select a site that is connected via an MPLS network, you will

  2. From the Security Domains drop-down list, choose the site's security domains.

    Security domains are created using the Cisco APIC GUI and can be assigned to various Cisco APIC policies and user accounts to control their access. For more information, see the Cisco APIC Basic Configuration Guide.

Step 7

In the Associated Users section, add Orchestrator users.

Only the selected users will be able to use this tenant when creating templates.

Step 8

(Optional) Enable consistency checker scheduler.

You can choose to enable regular consistency checks. For more information about the consistency checker feature, see Cisco ACI Multi-Site Troubleshooting Guide.

Step 9

Click SAVE to finish adding the tenant.

Adding Schemas

This section describes how to add schemas using the Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator GUI.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator GUI, in the Main menu, click Schemas.

Step 2

In the Schemas List area, click ADD SCHEMA.

Step 3

In the Untitled Schema field, enter the new schema's name.

Step 4

Select a tenant.

In the main window pane, click To build your schema please click here to select a tenant then select a tenant from the SELECT A TENANT drop-down list.

Step 5

(Optional) Import fabric elements.

You can create new objects and push them out to one or more sites or you can import existing site-local objects and manage them using the Multi-Site Orchestrator. To import existing objects:

  1. Click IMPORT button.

  2. Select the site from which you want to import objects

  3. In the Import window that opens, select one or more objects you want to import.

    Note 
    The names of the objects imported into the Multi-Site Orchestrator must be unique across all sites. Importing different objects with duplicate names will cause a schema validation error and the import to fail. If you want to import objects that have the same name, you must first rename them.
Step 6

Add new fabric elements.

  1. Click + Application profile, in the Master List, enter the application profile name.

  2. Click + Add EPG field, in the Master List, perform the following actions:

    1. In the DISPLAY NAME field, enter the EPG name.

    2. Click ADD SUBNET, in the Add Subnet pane, perform the following actions:

      1. In the GATEWAY IP field, enter the gateway IP/netmask.

      2. In the DESCRIPTION field, enter a brief description.

      3. In the SCOPE section, choose Private to VRF or Advertised Externally radio button.

      4. In the SHARED BETWEEN VRFS section, place a check in the check box to share between VRFs.

      5. In the NO DEFAULT SVI GATEWAY section, place a check in the check box to not have a default SVI gateway.

      6. Click SAVE.

      7. Repeat 3d to create another EPG. You should have two EPGs.

  3. In the BRIDGE DOMAIN field, from the drop-down list, choose a bridge domain or enter a bridge domain name to create one.

  4. Click + CONTRACT field, perform the following actions:

    1. In the CONTRACT field, from the drop-down list, choose a contract or enter a contract name to create one.

    2. In the TYPE field, from the drop-down list, choose consumer.

    3. Click SAVE.

  5. Click ADD CONTRACT field to add a second contract, perform the following actions:

    1. In the CONTRACT field, from the drop-down list, choose a contract or enter a contract name to create one.

    2. In the TYPE field, from the drop-down list, choose provider.

    3. Click SAVE.

  6. Click + VRF, in the Master List, perform the following actions:

    1. In the DISPLAY NAME field, enter the VRF name.

  7. Click + Add Bridge Domain, in the Master List, perform the following actions:

    1. In the DISPLAY NAME field, enter the bridge domain name.

    2. In the VIRTUAL ROUTING & FORWARDING field, from the drop-down list, choose a VRF name or enter a VRF name to create one.

    3. In the L2STRETCH section, place a check in the check box to enable Layer 2 stretch.

    4. In the INTERSITEBUMTRAFFICALLOW section, place a check in the check box to allow intersite BUM traffic.

    5. In the L2UNKNOWNUNICAST field, from the drop-down list, choose proxy or flood.

    6. Click [+] Add Subnet, perform the following actions:

      1. In the GATEWAY IP field, enter the gateway IP address/netmask.

      2. In the DESCRIPTION field, enter a brief description of the subnet.

      3. In the SCOPE field, choose Private to VRF or Advertised Externally.

      4. In the SHARED BETWEEN VRFS section, place a check in the check box to share between VRFs.

      5. In the NO DEFAULT SVI GATEWAY section, place a check in the check box to not have a default SVI gateway.

      6. In the QUERIER section, place a check in the check box to querier.

      7. Click OK.

  8. Click Sites +, place a check in the check box for each site.

  9. Click SAVE.

  10. Click Click DEPLOY TO SITES.