It doesn’t matter if you are dealing with a traditional network or software defined ACI. One of the important aspects of network operation is understanding how the control plane mechanisms work and how forwarding decisions are made. Especially when it comes to issues with mutual endpoint connectivity, for an effective and fast troubleshooting process, you should have your toolset ready.
My goal for this chapter is to develop such expertise and confidence in you. I will start by revisiting the data plane ...