When developing an automation system for Cisco ACI and NDO, we have several frameworks to choose from:

• APIs – maximum flexibility, but requiring significant effort and strong programming skills.

  • APIC: API-first approach, with documentation available directly through the Web UI.
  • NDO: APIs are available, but beware of potential breaking changes. The documentation is online (via OpenAPI/Swatter), along with a changelog of breaking changes .

• Ansible – simplified framework, does not require programming experience.

  • APIC: a fairly complete Ansible collection is available.
  • NDO: a fairly complete Ansible collection is also available.

• Terraform – more complex, requiring prior expertise; best suited for greenfield environments.

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