Authored by Karishma Gupta: Technical marketing Engineer, Data Center Networking, Cisco

What is Fabric Builder

Fabric Builder is a turn-key function within Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) version 11 for easy Day-0 provisioning of data center network deployments.

Why do you need it

WithFabric Builder, we allow users to quickly build a VXLAN EVPN fabric with minimal user input. The templates provided contain all the necessary functions to define the underlay, the VTEPs and the overlay control-plane, while incorporating best practices to build the fabric in the most efficient way. Templates used inFabric Builder can be customized, and new templates can be created using the flexible Python+ infrastructure in DCNM with ample flexibility for a user to accommodate any configuration across any subset of devices. These