Leaf-Spine Deployment and Best Practices Guide for Greenfield Deployments

Summary: This guide provides instructions for deploying leaf-spine networks in the data center with Dell EMC Networking and Cisco Nexus multilayer switches. Networking, Z-series, S-series switch ...

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Published July 2017


The connections between leaf and spine switches can be layer 2 (switched) or layer 3 (routed). This deployment guide provides step-by-step configuration examples of both topologies. It includes examples using Dell EMC Networking switches at the leaf and spine layers. The objective of this document is to enable a network administrator or engineer with traditional networking experience to deploy a layer 2 or layer 3 leaf-spine architecture using the examples provided.


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Article Number: 000147021
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 21 Feb 2021
Version:  3
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