In a two-pod Cisco ACI Multi-Pod environment, it is recommended to deploy no more than two Cisco APIC controllers in the same pod to avoid losing all replicas of a shard if a pod fails. The APIC cluster is a distributed system where each APIC contains a replica of the configuration database, referred to as a shard. If all replicas of a shard were located in the same pod and that pod were to fail, it would result in the loss of the shard and potentially impact the entire fabric’s operation. By distributing the APIC controllers across pods, the risk of losing all replicas due to a single point of failure is mitigated, enhancing the overall resiliency of the system1.
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ACI Multi-Pod White Paper - Cisco1
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