1s & 0s-Current Trends in DC Networking - VXLAN Overview

[that1guy15]

Current Trends in DC Networking - VXLAN Overview

The data center has two main struggles when it comes to networking.


Loop free layer two by sacrificing half the links.
VM or workload mobility anywhere at any time.




Smaller shops might be fine with giving up a few links, but extending a L2 domain is asking for trouble.  Larger shops need every link they can get and demand the flexibility to move a VM anywhere. So we are being forced down a
Source: Current Trends in DC Networking - VXLAN Overview

From http://blog.movingonesandzeros.net/

[that1guy15]

Next up Im doing a standard vtep interface on arista for VXLAN using vEOS.

Wish list for that blog:
-eBGP neighbor auto-discovery
-IPv6 link-local eBGP peering
-EVPN VXLAN

Lets see what happens!!

[paulaugust]

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