350-601 Automation Practice Question
An engineer is automating ACI configuration using Terraform. Which provider and resource should be used to create an Application Profile under a Tenant?
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provider = cisco.aci and resource = aci_application_profile
terraform-provider-aci is the correct provider for ACI automation. The resource for an application profile in ACI is 'aci_application_profile' which is part of the provider. 'aci_tenant' is for tenants, 'aci_epg' for EPGs, and 'aci_bridge_domain' for bridge domains.
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provider = cisco.aci and resource = aci_application_profile
Why this is correct
Correct. terraform-provider-aci uses the aci_application_profile resource.
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provider = cisco.aci and resource = aci_tenant
Why it's wrong here
aci_tenant is for tenants, not application profiles.
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provider = cisco.aci and resource = aci_epg
Why it's wrong here
aci_epg is for EPGs, not application profiles.
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provider = cisco.nxos and resource = nxos_vlan
Why it's wrong here
Cisco.nxos is for Nexus switches, not ACI.
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