Creating a Fabric connector for Cisco ACI

With FortiManager, you can create a Fabric connector for Cisco ACI and import address names from Cisco ACI to automatically create dynamic objects that you can use in policies.

When you install the policies to one or more FortiGates, FortiOS uses the information and the Fabric connector to communicate with Cisco ACI and dynamically populate the objects with IP addresses.

When you create a Fabric connector for Cisco ACI, you specify how FortiOS can communicate with Cisco ACI through the Fabric connector. As a result, you are configuring communication and authentication information for the Fabric connector.

If you have enabled ADOMs, you can create multiple Fabric connectors per ADOM. Each Fabric connector requires a unique IP address.

This configuration requires the following:

• FortiManager version 6.0 ADOM or later
• FortiManager is managing the FortiGate.
• You have configured the managed FortiGate to work with Cisco ACI.

To create a Fabric connector object for Cisco ACI:

1. Go to Fabric View > Fabric Connectors.
2. Click Create New. The Create New Fabric Connector wizard displays.
3. Under SDN, select Cisco ACI, and click Next.
4. Configure the following options, then click OK:

   Name	Enter the Fabric connector name.
   IP	Enter the Fabric connector IP address.
   Port	Identify the port used for the Fabric connector: Click Use Default to use the default port. Click Specify and type the port number.
   User Name	Enter the Fabric connector username.
   Password	Enter the Fabric connector password.
   Status	Toggle On to enable the Fabric connector. Toggle OFF to disable the Fabric connector.