Why Didn’t We Have Anycast Gateways Before VXLAN?
A while back I started thinking about why it took so long before we started using anycast gateways. I started […]
Network Design
VXLAN
EVPN, VXLAN
Cisco vPC in VXLAN/EVPN Network – Part 6 – vPC Enhancements
There are a lot of options when it comes to vPC. What enhancements should you consider? I’ll go through some
EVPN, VXLAN
Cisco vPC in VXLAN/EVPN Network – Part 5 – Potential Pitfalls
Like I hinted at in an earlier post, there are a some failure scenarios you need to consider for vPC.
EVPN, VXLAN
Cisco vPC in VXLAN/EVPN Network – Part 4 – Fabric Peering
Like I mentioned in a previous post, normally leafs don’t connect to leafs, but for vPC this is required. What
EVPN, VXLAN
Cisco vPC in VXLAN/EVPN Network – Part 3 – Verifying Connectivity
The following topology is used: We want to verify connectivity and traffic flow towards: Let’s start with the gateway. The
EVPN, VXLAN
Cisco vPC in VXLAN/EVPN Network – Part 2 – Configuring vPC
When building leaf and spine networks, leafs connect to spines, but leafs don’t connect to leafs, and spines don’t connect
EVPN, VXLAN
Cisco vPC in VXLAN/EVPN Network – Part 1 – Anycast VTEP
Many vendors offer MLAG features, that is, the ability to form a PortChannel (some vendors call it trunk or bond)
VXLAN
Troubleshooting vPC in My Virtual Lab
I’m preparing a blog post on setting up vPC in a VXLAN/EVPN environment. While doing so, I ran into some
EVPN, VLAN
How Anycast VTEP Broke My Lab And What I Learned
I’m preparing a massive blog post on vPC in the context of VXLAN/EVPN and while doing so I accidentally broke
EVPN, VXLAN
Routed Packet Walk in VXLAN/EVPN Network
In a previous post, I walked through how a packet gets bridged in a VXLAN/EVPN network. In this post, I’ll