VXLAN Commands

protocol nve
no protocol nve 

Enables NVE functionality and displays NVE commands.
The no form of the command hides the NVE commands and deletes its database.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

no protocol nve

Configuration Mode

config

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

Notes

interface nve <nve-id>
no interface nve <nve-id> 

Creates VXLAN tunnel.
The no form of the command destroys VXLAN tunnel.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

nve bridge <vni-id> [name <bridge-name>]
no nve bridge <vni-id>

Creates an NVE bridge with a given VNI.
The no form of the command removes NVE bridge.

Syntax Description

vni-id

VXLAN network identifier
Range: 0-16777216

bridge-name

Name of NVE bridge

Default

bridge-name: bridge-<vni-id>

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.6.3212

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

Number of bridges limited to 500

nve controller bgp
no nve controller bgp

Enables the NVE controller mode to BGP.
The no form disables the NVE controller mode from BGP to OVSDB mode.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

Disabled

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.8.1000

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

If controller BGP is enabled, shutdown command is not supported.

nve fdb flood bridge <vni-id> address <ip-address>
no nve fdb flood bridge <vni-id> address [ip-address] 

Adds an IP address of a remote VTEP to be used for BUM traffic.
The no form of the command has two input options:

• Entering an IP address removes a specific remote address

• No IP address removes all addresses

Syntax Description

vni-id

VXLAN network identifier
Range: 0-16777216

ip-address

IP address

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.6.3212

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

The number of IP addresses is limited to 750

nve fdb flood load-balance
no nve fdb flood load-balance 

Configures service-node replication.
The no form of the command configures source-node replication.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

service-node replication

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.6.8008

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

nve fdb learning remote
no nve fdb learning remote 

Enables remote (controller-less) FDB learning.
The no form of the command disables remote FDB learning.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

Disabled (controller-based learning)

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.6.8008

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

nve mode only [force]
no nve mode only [force] 

Sets physical interface to NVE mode.
The no form of the command removes physical interface from NVE mode.

Syntax Description

force

Forces configuration while interface is admin up

Default

no nve mode only

Configuration Mode

config interface ethernet

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

nve neigh-suppression
no nve neigh-suppression

Enables neighbor suppression for all VLAN-VNI mappings.
The no form of the command disables neighbor suppression for all VLAN-VNI mappings.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

no nve mode only

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.8.1000

3.9.1000

Added support for IPv6 neighbor suppression

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve
nve controller bgp
nve vlan neigh-suppression

Notes

• If VLAN mapping is already configured, then the user might run "disable nve vlan <vlan_id> neigh-suppression" to not use global configuration.

• BGP controller mode must be set prior to using this command

nve vlan <vlan-id> bridge <vni-id>
no nve vlan <vlan-id> bridge <vni-id> 

Maps a VLAN to a specific bridge on the interface (controller-less configuration).
The no form of the command unmaps a VLAN from a specific bridge on the interface.

Syntax Description

vni-id

VXLAN network identifier
Range: 0-16777216

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface ethernet

History

3.6.6102

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

• Multiple VLANs cannot be mapped to a single bridge

• If you use VTEP light, VLAN 0 should be used for untagged traffic

nve vlan <vlan_id> neigh-suppression
[disable | no] nve vlan <vlan_id> neigh-suppression

Configures neigh-suppression for a specific VLAN mapping.
The no form of the command uses the global neigh-suppression configuration in this VLAN mapping.
The disable form of the command disables neigh-suppression in this VLAN mapping regardless of the global configuration.

Syntax Description

vlan_id

VXLAN network identifier
Range: 1-4094

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.8.1000

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve
nve controller bgp

nve neigh-suppression

Notes

• BGP controller mode must be set prior to using this command

• VLAN-VNI mapping needs to be set prior to running this command

nve vni <vni_value> vlan <vlan_id> [counter <encap/decap/both>]
no nve vni <vni_value> vlan <vlan_id>

Creates new VNI-to-VLAN manual mapping.
The no form of the command deletes VNI-to-VLAN manual mapping.

Syntax Description

vni_value

Possible values: 1-16777214

vlan_id

VLAN ID
Range: 1-4094

encap

Enable counters for encapsulated packets per VLAN

decap

Enable counters for decapsulated packets per VLAN

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.8.1000

3.9.1000

Updated example and added counters per VLAN

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve
nve controller bgp
interface nve
interface nve auto-vlan-map
show interfaces counters vlan

Notes

• BGP controller mode must be set prior to using this command

• For complete configuration, this VLAN needs to be created and a VXLAN source loopback needs to be added

interface nve <nve> nve vni auto-vlan-map [base <base-number>]
interface nve <nve> no nve vni auto-vlan-map

Performs automatic mapping of all existing VLANs that are not manually mapped to VNI to a calculated VNI (Calculated VNI=base-number + VLAN).
The no form of the command disables automatic VLAN mapping.

Syntax Description

base-number

Range: 1-16773120
Default: 100000

Default

Disabled

Configuration Mode

interface nve <nve>

History

3.8.2200

Example

Related Commands

nve vni vlan
interface nve disable nve vni

Notes

• Base-number cannot be changed, user must unset auto-vlan-map and reconfigure it with a different base number

• While auto-vlan-map is enabled, user cannot add manual mappings (only deletion of a manual mapping is allowed)

• IPL VLAN will not be mapped to VNI.

interface nve <nve> disable nve vni any vlan <vlan/vlan-range>
interface nve <nve> no nve vni any vlan <vlan/vlan-range>

Excludes a VLAN from the auto-vlan-map operation.
The no form of the command deletes the exclusion.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

Disabled

Configuration Mode

interface nve <nve>

History

3.8.2200

Example

Related Commands

interface nve auto-vlan-map 

Notes

User can set/unset exclude VLANs while auto-vlan-map is enabled or disabled.

vxlan mlag-tunnel-ip <mlag_ipv4_address>
no vxlan mlag-tunnel-ip <mlag_ipv4_address>

Configures the MLAG tunnel IP.
The no form of the command unbinds VXLAN tunnel from the loopback interface.

Syntax Description

mlag_ipv4_address

Valid MLAG IPv4 address

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.8.1000

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve
nve controller bgp

Notes

BGP controller mode must be set prior to running this command

vxlan source interface loopback <loopback-id>
no vxlan source interface loopback <loopback-id> 

Binds VXLAN tunnel to a loopback interface.
The no form of the command unbinds VXLAN tunnel from the loopback interface.

Syntax Description

loopback-id

Loopback interface ID
Range: 0-31

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve
interface nve

Notes

• The configured loopback interface becomes the VXLAN tunnel endpoint (VTEP)

• The configured loopback interface must be in the 'default ' VRF

shutdown
no shutdown

Disables VXLAN tunnel.
The no form of the command enables VXLAN tunnel.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.6.6102

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve

Notes

clear mac-address-table nve [remote] 

Clears locally-learned NVE MAC addresses.

Syntax Description

remote

Clears remotely-learned NVE MAC addresses

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.6.8008

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve
interface nve

Notes

clear nve counters

Clears NVE counters.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config interface nve

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

protocol nve
interface nve

Notes

The command “clear counters all” also clears NVE counters

show interfaces nve [<nve-id>] 

Displays information about NVE interfaces.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.6.3004

3.8.1000

Updated example

3.8.2200

Updated example and added auto-vlan-map status.

3.9.0300

Updated example

Example

Related Commands

Notes

show interfaces nve [<nve-id>] detail

Displays all the VNI-VLAN mappings for this NVE interface.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.8.1000

3.8.2200

Added “Mapping type” to show whether VLAN to VNI mapping was done manually or by auto-vlan-map

3.9.0300

Updated example

Example

Related Commands

Notes

show interfaces nve <nve-id> counters

Displays NVE counters.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.6.3004

3.9.0500

Updated example

Example

Related Commands

Notes

show interfaces nve <nve_id>counters vlan <vlan_value> 

Displays NVE counters per VLAN.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

vlan_value

VLAN value

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.9.1000

Example

Related Commands

nve vni vlan

Notes

.show interfaces nve <nve-id> flood [vni <vni-id>] 

Displays remote VTEP endpoints configured for BUM (broadcast, unknown unicast, multicast) flooding.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

vni

Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.6.3004

Example

Example (BGP controller mode)

Related Commands

Notes

show interfaces nve <nve-id> mac-address-table [vni <vni-id>]

Displays MAC address table of NVE interface.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

vni

Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

Notes

show interfaces nve <nve-id> mac-address-table local learned unicast [vni <vni-id>]

Displays only the locally-learned unicast MAC addresses.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

vni

Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

Notes

show interfaces nve <nve-id> mac-address-table remote configured multicast [vni <vni-id>]

Displays only remotely-configured BUM addresses.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

vni

Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

Notes

show interfaces nve <nve-id> peers [vni <vni-id>]

Displays all remote VTEPs.

Syntax Description

nve-id

NVE ID
Range: 1-64

vni

Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

Any command mode

History

3.6.3004

3.8.2200

Added output of the command while running NVE BGP controller mode

Example

When running in NVE BGP controller mode:

Related Commands

Notes

ovs ovsdb server
no ovs ovsdb server 

Runs OVSDB-server process and unhides OVS commands.
The no form of the command deactivates OVSDB-server process and hides OVS commands.

Syntax Description

N/A 

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

Notes

 OVSDB server runs when “protocol openflow” or “protocol nve” are enabled, even when not enabled using this command

ovs ovsdb manager remote {tcp | ssl} ip-address <ip-address> port <tcp-port>
no ovs ovsdb manager remote {tcp | ssl} ip-address <ip-address> port <tcp-port> 

Configures OVSDB to actively connect to a remote manager at a given IP address and TCP port, using either TCP or SSL.
The no form of the command disconnects OVSDB from a remote manager.

Syntax Description

SSL

Connect with TCP protocol

TCP

Connect with SSL protocol

ip-address

IP address of remote manager

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

ovs ovsdb server

Notes

ovs ovsdb server listen {tcp | ssl} port <tcp-port> local ip-address <ip-address>
no ovs ovsdb server listen {tcp | ssl} port <tcp-port> local ip-address <ip-address>

Configures OVSDB to listen at a given port of an interface with a given (local) IP address.
The no form of the command disconnects OVSDB from a remote manager.

Syntax Description

SSL

Connect with TCP protocol

TCP

Connect with SSL protocol

ip-address

IP address of a given port

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config

History

3.6.3004

Example

Related Commands

ovs ovsdb server

Notes

ovs {ovsdb | vswitchd | vtep} logging level {dbg | emer | err | info | off | warn}

Configures OVS logging levels for OVS related processes.

Syntax Description

ovsdb | vswitchd | vtep

OVS-related processes

dbg | emer | err | info | off | warn

Logging level severity

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config

History

3.8.1100

Example

Related Commands

Notes

show ovs

Displays OVS information.

Syntax Description

N/A

Default

N/A

Configuration Mode

config

History

3.8.1100

Example

Related Commands

Notes