Overview of the ACI Operations Certificate Exam
The ACI Operations Certificate validates technical proficiency for network engineers and data center administrators managing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure fabric. Candidates must demonstrate operational mastery of the APIC controller, including fabric discovery, firmware lifecycle management, and policy-driven provisioning. The exam evaluates competencies in troubleshooting tenant configurations, utilizing contract-based micro-segmentation, and executing bridge domain or EPG modifications. Assessment areas prioritize telemetry monitoring, fault analysis, and health score interpretation within the ACI fabric. Furthermore, operators must show mastery of interface policy deployment, external connectivity integration via L2/L3 Outs, and the utilization of CLI, REST API, and GUI tools to maintain production-grade ACI SDN environments.