In reply to Mike.

Mike...thanks for reading and taking the time to leave a comment. Having configured networks in a past life...I do appreciate the simplicity that Nexus Fabric Manager brings. Wish it existed back in the day ;o)

In regards to your ACI comment, NFM offers a subset of what ACI offers. If you're looking to automate fabric configuration with VXLAN domains...then NFM may be the right solution for you. However, if you're looking for a comprehensive policy based SDN solution, that not only provisions the infrastructure, but provides L2-L7 services, micro-segmentation, broad integrated partner ecosystem, application health visibility, private/hybrid cloud deployments and much more…then I would encourage you to check out ACI.