Service Graph Rendering Expectations vs Reality

Sat, 23 May 2026 11:31:13 +0200

Creating a Service Graph Template, applying it and not finding any faults is one thing. Seeing the rendered Service Graph is another thing.

Observation

The rendering of a Service Graph Template is dependent on the following:

existence of two EPGs with a contract relationship,
existence of an association between the contract and the Service Graph
existence of contract-matching traffic, i.e. the existence of traffic that matches that contract. As soon as that contract is attached to the Service Graph Template during the “Apply Service Graph Template” phase, then that is the moment where the Service Graph Instance appears in the APIC GUI.

Critique

When I look for the requirements for deploying Service Graph Redirects in the ACI Service Graph Whitepaper document, the assumption mentioned in the ‘Configuration’ paragraph reads a bit vague: The activation condition of a Service Graph Template remains open and can only be clarified with these questions:

Servicegraph on

Service Graph Rendering Expectations vs Reality

Observation

Critique