Cisco AI NDFC factory lab

This lab presents a streamlined, two-switch high-availability architecture for a Cisco AI deployment, highlighting both North–South and East–West traffic patterns. It uses Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) to demonstrate operational workflows and telemetry visibility across the environment.

Understand the functional differences between North–South (administrative and management) and East–West (GPU-to-GPU) traffic patterns in an AI network design.

Examine how a high-availability switch pair supports resilient connectivity within each traffic domain.

Use the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) to observe operational workflows and monitor telemetry.

Interpret monitoring data and fabric visibility tools available through NDFC.

Recognize the architectural differences between this simplified lab topology and a full-scale production AI fabric deployment.

2x Cisco C9332D-GX2B on NXOS 10.6(2)

2x Cisco N9364E-SG2-Q on NXOS 10.6(2)

1x Cisco NDFC 4.1.1g