ESG

This video demonstrates how to configure shared services using ESG in Cisco ACI 6.0. The lab covers three main scenarios; same-tenant inter-VRF access, cross-tenant inband management access, and a shared L3OUT for ESG endpoints in a separate VRF. There is a bonus section at the end of the video on inter-VRF multicast distribution using route maps and a static RP. You will be able to see that ESG separation of security from networking makes shared service configuration more intuitive, as all route leaking is consolidated under the VRF rather than scattered across BD and EPG subnet settings.

The video introduces you to a concept of Endpoint Security Group (ESG) in Cisco ACI 6.0. The lab walks through migrating existing EPG endpoints into ESGs using various selector types including EPG selectors, IP tags, MAC tags, and VMM-based attributes like VM name and VM tags. This demonstrates how each selector type affects switching versus routed traffic enforcement. The key takeaway is that ESGs provide a flexible, app-centric security model that supports multi-BD grouping and granular endpoint classification, making them well-suited for greenfield deployments or as a migration path from EPG-based policy.

The video introduces you to a concept of Endpoint Security Group (ESG) in Cisco ACI 6.0. The lab walks through migrating existing EPG endpoints into ESGs using various selector types including EPG selectors, IP tags, MAC tags, and VMM-based attributes like VM name and VM tags. This demonstrates how each selector type affects switching versus routed traffic enforcement. The key takeaway is that ESGs provide a flexible, app-centric security model that supports multi-BD grouping and granular endpoint classification, making them well-suited for greenfield deployments or as a migration path from EPG-based policy.

The video introduces you to a concept of Endpoint Security Group (ESG) in Cisco ACI 6.0. The lab walks through migrating existing EPG endpoints into ESGs using various selector types including EPG selectors, IP tags, MAC tags, and VMM-based attributes like VM name and VM tags. This demonstrates how each selector type affects switching versus routed traffic enforcement. The key takeaway is that ESGs provide a flexible, app-centric security model that supports multi-BD grouping and granular endpoint classification, making them well-suited for greenfield deployments or as a migration path from EPG-based policy.