Dell EMC Networking Virtualization Overlay for BGP EVPN Leaf-Spine Topology with Symmetric and Asymmetric IRB

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  Introduction
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  Typographical conventions
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  Attachments

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  Hardware used in this guide
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5248F-ON
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148U-ON
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9264F-ON
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch S3048-ON
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  Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd server

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  BGP EVPN VXLAN Overview
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  VXLAN protocol
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  BGP EVPN VXLAN operation
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  Integrated routing and bridging (IRB)
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  Anycast gateway
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  Indirect gateway
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  BGP unnumbered
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  Type-5 routes

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  Leaf-spine underlay
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  Underlay network connections
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  BGP EVPN VXLAN overlay
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  OOB management network connections

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  Check switch OS version
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  Verify license installation
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  Factory default configuration
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  Configure switch port profile (S4148U-ON only)

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  BGP EVPN VXLAN Overlay with Asymmetric IRB
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  Leaf switch initial configuration settings
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  VLT configuration
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  Virtual network configuration
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  VLAN configuration
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  Downstream interface configuration
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  Upstream interface configuration
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  Route map configuration
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  Configure UFD in reverse
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  BGP configuration
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  Static route configuration

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  Configure Spine Switches
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  Leaf switch initial configuration settings
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  Downstream interface configuration
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  Route map configuration
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  BGP configuration
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  Leaf switch validation
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  Spine switch validation

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  BGP EVPN VXLAN Overlay with Symmetric IRB and BGP Unnumbered
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  Configure leaf switches - initial configuration settings
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  VLT configuration
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  Virtual network configuration
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  VLAN configuration
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  Downstream interface configuration
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  Upstream interface configuration
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  BGP configuration - leaf
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  Configure spine switches - initial configuration settings
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  Downstream interface configuration
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  BGP configuration - spine
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  Leaf switch validation
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  show ip bgp l2vpn evpn summary
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  Spine switch validation
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  Validate connectivity

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  Indirect Gateway and Firewall Switch Configuration
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  Initial configuration settings
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  Indirect gateway configuration
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  Simulated external network interface configuration
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  Upstream interfaces
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  Static routes to VNIs

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  VMware Host and Network Configuration
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  VMware ESXi download and installation
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  Install and configure VMware vCenter Server 6.7 U1
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  Add ESXi hosts to vCenter Server
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  vSphere distributed switches
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  Create a VDS
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  Create VMs and install guest operating system
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  Add distributed port groups
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  Create LACP LAGs
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  Associate hosts and assign uplinks to LAGs
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  Connect VMs to VDS and port group
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  Configure networking in guest operating system

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  Validate Connectivity
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  Validate tunneled Layer 2 bridging
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  Validate routing using anycast gateways
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  Validate routing using the indirect gateway

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  Validated Components
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch
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  Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd servers
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  VMware software

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  Technical Resources
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  Dell EMC product manuals and technical guides
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  VMware product manuals and technical guides

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  Fabric Design Center

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  Support and feedback