Spine / leaf
Nexus 9300/9400 leaf and spine sizing with redundant cross-rack runs.
Datacenter
Nexus fabric, 400G ToR, optics, and migration scope.
Spine/leaf and ACI fabric sized by rack count, server ports, uplink speed, fiber runs, optics, software tier, and migration path.
Sized from real inputs
Access-point, port, and rack counts are derived from your facility — not guesswork or a generic template.
Validated Cisco BOM
Uniqcli confirms the exact SKUs, licensing tier and term, services, and availability before you sign.
Procurement-ready
TAA posture, contract vehicle, and CLIN structure so the quote clears your buyer the first time.
Fabric, sized to the rack.
Enough detail for IT, procurement, and facilities to move together — then Uniqcli validates the final BOM.
Optics & fiber
25G / 100G / 400G transceivers and OM4 fiber runs counted per server and uplink.
ACI & Dashboard
APIC controllers, Nexus Dashboard, and software tier where automation is needed.
Migration
Rack elevations, fiber path validation, and phased cutover from legacy fabric.
AI-ready data center
Silicon-to-software fabric for AI workloads.
GPU clusters need non-blocking, lossless Ethernet — not legacy three-tier. We scope the back-end fabric Cisco is building for the AI era.
Silicon One G300
102.4T switching silicon built for energy-efficient AI infrastructure — the backbone of modern GPU networks.
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AI networking fabric
Secure, intelligent Ethernet for front-end and back-end GPU networks that boosts GPU utilization.
Nexus One
Unified, cloud-native data center networking that simplifies operations across traditional and AI workloads.
Cisco platforms we scope and quote.
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Nexus One
Nexus Dashboard
Nexus 9800 · 400G
Services included with every datacenter quote.
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Architecture, readiness review, and right-sized BOMs from real facility inputs — not a generic template.
RF & site survey
On-site survey for SCIF, multi-floor, outdoor, and datacenter risk before install — so the count holds at turn-up.
Procurement & TAA
TAA-compliant sourcing, contract vehicle, CLIN structure, and a procurement-ready package that clears review.
Staging & configuration
Pre-staging, golden configs, labeling, and validation in our lab before anything ships to the site.
Cabling, install & cutover
Structured cabling, rack-and-stack, optics, and a low-risk cutover with full documentation and handoff.
Managed operations & support
Monitoring, firmware lifecycle, change windows, Smartnet, and quarterly health reviews after turn-up.
Software & assurance
Simplified operations, powered by AgenticOps — automate, defend, and see the whole network end to end.
Network software
Software to automate, monitor, and secure your network — cloud-managed dashboards and policy from a single pane.
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Network security
Comprehensive security to protect the network from evolving threats — firewall, identity, segmentation, and SASE.
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End-to-end visibility
Assure every digital experience across owned and unowned networks — from client to cloud, with proactive insight.
Explore assuranceBuilt for federal & public-sector delivery.
See the compliance path ›19h
Average inquiry to TAA-compliant Cisco BOM in the buyer's inbox.
±15%
First-pass estimate accuracy versus the validated post-survey BOM.
30d
From approved purchase order to live, supported Cisco network.
From scope to operating network.
Packaged as a Cisco services motion: assess, design, price, deploy, and operate with one validated quote path.
Use cases
Confirm users, sites, compliance needs, support term, and the business reason for the refresh.
Cisco stack
Map the right Catalyst, Nexus, controller, security, and licensing components to the scope.
Service package
Staging, cabling, cutover, validation, documentation, and managed handoff.
Quote package
Generate a planning estimate, then Uniqcli validates the final Cisco quote.
Frequently asked questions
Common datacenter questions, answered by the Uniqcli Team.
What is a spine/leaf fabric?
A two-tier, full-mesh topology where every leaf switch connects to every spine over high-speed links (40/100/400G). It delivers predictable, low latency and scales by simply adding leaves or spines.
Which Nexus switches are spine versus leaf?
Nexus 9300 Series typically serve as leaf (and some models as spine); Nexus 9500 Series serve as spine. We pick models by port speed, server count, and whether you run ACI or standalone NX-OS.
Do I need Cisco ACI?
ACI adds policy automation through APIC controllers and Nexus Dashboard. It is optional — we quote spine/leaf with or without ACI based on your automation and segmentation needs.
How do you size optics and fiber?
From rack count, servers per rack, uplink speed (25/100/400G), and redundancy. Each server and uplink is counted for transceivers and OM4 fiber runs so nothing is missed at install.
Can you support 400G?
Yes — 400G-capable spine switches and line cards are quoted where bandwidth demands it, with the matching optics and fiber.
Can you build an AI-ready / GPU fabric?
Yes. AI clusters need a non-blocking, lossless back-end fabric — typically 400G or 800G per GPU port on Nexus 9000 with RoCEv2 — plus a separate front-end network. We size both from the workload, not a template.
Do we need InfiniBand for AI, or will Ethernet work?
Lossless Ethernet (RoCEv2) on Cisco Nexus and Silicon One delivers the low-latency, lossless behavior AI training needs, with the openness, security tooling, and operations of Ethernet — so most enterprise and government AI builds use Ethernet.