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VXLAN overview ·························································································································································· 1
VXLAN network model ····················································································································································· 1
VXLAN packet format ······················································································································································· 2
Working mechanisms ······················································································································································· 3
VXLAN tunnel establishment and assignment ········································································································ 3
Assignment of traffic to VXLANs ····························································································································· 3
MAC learning ··························································································································································· 4
Traffic forwarding ····················································································································································· 4
Access modes of VSIs ·············································································································································· 7
ARP flood suppression ······················································································································································ 8
Protocols and standards ··················································································································································· 9
Configuring basic VXLAN features ··························································································································· 10
Licensing requirements ··················································································································································· 10
VXLAN configuration task list········································································································································ 10
Creating a VXLAN on a VSI ········································································································································· 11
Configuring a VXLAN tunnel ········································································································································ 11
Assigning a VXLAN tunnel to a VXLAN ······················································································································· 12
Mapping an Ethernet service instance to a VSI ·········································································································· 13
Managing MAC address entries ·································································································································· 14
Enabling VXLAN local MAC change logging ···································································································· 15
Configuring static remote-MAC address entries ································································································ 15
Enabling remote-MAC address learning ············································································································· 15
Configuring a multicast-mode VXLAN·························································································································· 15
Confining unknown-unicast floods to the local site ····································································································· 16
Configuring the destination UDP port number of VXLAN packets ············································································ 17
Configuring VXLAN packet check ································································································································ 17
Enabling ARP flood suppression ··································································································································· 18
Configuring VXLAN packet statistics ···························································································································· 18
Displaying and maintaining VXLANs ··························································································································· 19
VXLAN configuration examples ···································································································································· 20
Unicast-mode VXLAN configuration example ···································································································· 20
Multicast-mode VXLAN configuration example ·································································································· 24
Configuring ENDP ······················································································································································ 31
Overview ········································································································································································· 31
Working mechanism ············································································································································· 31
ENDP timers ··························································································································································· 31
ENDP authentication ············································································································································· 32
Configuring ENDP ························································································································································· 32
Configuring the VTEP as an ENDS ······················································································································ 32
Configuring the VTEP as an ENDC ····················································································································· 33
Displaying and maintaining ENDP ······························································································································ 33
ENDP configuration example ······································································································································· 34
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 34
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 34
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 38
Configuring VXLAN IS-IS ··········································································································································· 43
VXLAN IS-IS configuration task list ······························································································································· 43
