Cisco Validated Design for Data Center Networking Blueprint for AI/ML Applications

Description: This Cisco Validated Design (CVD) document provides tested configurations for the Data Center Networking Blueprint for AI/ML Applications document. CLI configurations for the network devices, as well as examples for configuring the network fabric using the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) are provided. The aim of this CVD is to build a non-blocking, low latency, lossless ethernet network for AI/ML workloads. As discussed in the blueprint document, to build a lossless Ethernet network, the endpoints must participate in the quality of service (QoS) configuration. That means that the endpoints must understand both explicit congestion notifications (ECN) as well as priority flow control (PFC). The configuration required for the endpoints to work with ECN and PFC is not in the scope of this document. To configure ECN and PFC for endpoints, consult the vendor's documentation.