Administrator Guide

Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) is supported on Dell Networking OS.
Overview
The switch acts as the VXLAN gateway and performs the VXLAN Tunnel End Point (VTEP) functionality. VXLAN is a technology where in
the data trac from the virtualized servers is transparently transported over an existing legacy network.
Figure 150. VXLAN Gateway
NOTE
: In a stack or VLT setup, the Dell Networking OS does not support VXLAN.
Topics:
• advertise-local-mac
• Components of VXLAN network
• Functional Overview of VXLAN Gateway
• VXLAN Frame Format
• Conguring and Controlling VXLAN from the NVP Controller GUI
• Conguring VxLAN Gateway
• Displaying VXLAN Congurations
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