Configuring VXLAN
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Information About VXLAN
Guidelines and Limitations for VXLAN
VXLAN has the following guidelines and limitations:
• Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I6(1), a new CLI command lacp vpc-convergence is added
• Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I6(1), port-VLAN with VXLAN is supported on Cisco
Information About VXLAN, page 11
Configuring VXLAN, page 19
Verifying the VXLAN Configuration, page 40
Example of VXLAN Bridging Configuration, page 43
for better convergence of Layer 2 EVPN VXLAN:
interface port-channel10
switchport
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1001-1200
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
spanning-tree bpdufilter enable
lacp vpc-convergence
vpc 10
interface Ethernet1/34
mode (for example, no changes are done at the member-port level.)
switchport
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1001-1200
channel-group 10 mode active
no shutdown
Nexus 9300-EX and 9500 Series switches with 9700-EX line cards with the following exceptions:
◦ Only Layer 2 (no routing) is supported with port-VLAN with VXLAN on these switches.
◦ No inner VLAN mapping is supported.
C H A P T E R
<- The port-channel member-port is configured with LACP-active
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
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