Template

Templates are used to define and deploy configurations across ACI fabrics. These templates can be of two types: multi_site or autonomous, each serving different deployment scenarios. The deploy_order attribute, relevant for Terraform, influences the sequence in which templates are deployed, with lower numbers indicating higher priority.

Location in GUI: Manage » Tenant Templates[Application] » Schema

Diagram

Classes

templates (ndo.schemas)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
name	String		Yes
description	String	Regex: `^[a-zA-Z0-9\\!#$%()*,-./:;@ _{\|}~?&+]{1,128}$`	No
type	Choice	`multi_site`, `autonomous`	No	`multi_site`
tenant	String	Regex: `^[a-zA-Z0-9_.:-]{1,64}$`	Yes
sites	List	String	No
deploy_order	Integer	min: `1`, max: `3`	No

Examples

Example-1: Single Site Template

This configuration defines a multi-site schema template named site1_app_template within the example_schema. It is associated with the tnt tenant and is deployed to the fabric_site1 site. The deploy_order attribute is set to 1, indicating its deployment priority relative to other templates.

---
ndo:
  schemas:
    - name: example_schema
      templates:
        - name: site1_app_template
          type: multi_site
          tenant: tnt
          deploy_order: 1
          sites:
            - fabric_site1

Example-2: Stretched Site Template

This configuration defines a multi-site schema template named stretched_app_template under the example_schema. It belongs to the tnt tenant and is designed to span across multiple sites: fabric_site1 and fabric_site2. The deploy_order is set to 2, indicating a lower deployment priority compared to templates with a deploy_order of 1.

---
ndo:
  schemas:
    - name: example_schema
      templates:
        - name: stretched_app_template
          type: multi_site
          tenant: tnt
          deploy_order: 2
          sites:
            - fabric_site1
            - fabric_site2

Example-3: Automonous Site Template

This configuration defines an autonomous schema template named site3_app_template within the example_schema. It is associated with the tnt tenant and is deployed to the fabric_site3 site. This template is type autonomous, meaning it allows for provisioning objects (like EPGs, BDs, VRFs) to a site that is part of an independently operated ACI fabric i.e without intersite infra.

---
ndo:
  schemas:
    - name: example_schema
      templates:
        - name: site3_app_template
          type: autonomous
          tenant: tnt
          sites:
            - fabric_site3