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Dell EMC Networking Virtualization Overlay with BGP EVPN
Table of contents
Revisions
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1
Introduction
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1.1
Typographical conventions
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1.2
Attachments
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2
Hardware Overview
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2.1
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5248F-ON
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2.2
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148U-ON
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2.3
Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9264F-ON
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2.4
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S3048-ON
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2.5
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd server
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BGP EVPN VXLAN overview
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3.1
The VXLAN protocol
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3.2
BGP EVPN VXLAN operation
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3.3
Integrated routing and bridging (IRB)
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3.4
Anycast gateway
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3.5
Indirect gateway
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Topology
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4.1
Leaf-spine underlay
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4.1.1
BGP ASNs and router IDs
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4.1.2
Point-to-point IP networks
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4.2
Underlay network connections
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4.3
BGP EVPN VXLAN overlay
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4.4
OOB management network connections
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Switch preparation
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5.1
Check switch OS version
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5.2
Verify license installation
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5.3
Factory default configuration
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5.4
Configure switch port profile (S4148U-ON only)
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Configure leaf switches
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6.1
Initial configuration settings
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6.2
VLT configuration
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6.3
Virtual network configuration
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6.4
VLAN configuration
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6.5
Downstream interface configuration
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6.6
Upstream interface configuration
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