H3C S5560X-EI Series, Configuration Manual

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Configuring basic VXLAN features
Configuration restrictions and guidelines
Before you configure VXLAN settings, perform the following tasks:
1. Execute the switch-mode 1 command in system view to set the system operating mode to
VXLAN.
2. Save the running configuration to the next-startup configuration file.
3. Reboot the device.
For more information about the system operating mode, see device management in Fundamentals
Configuration Guide .
Do not use IRF and VXLAN together on a device.
Make sure a VXLAN tunnel has only one route in the underlay network.
VXLAN configuration task list
Tasks at a glance Remarks
(Required.) Setting the forwarding mode for VXLANs N/A
(Required.) Creating a VXLAN on a VSI N/A
(Required.) Configuring a VXLAN tunnel N/A
(Required.) Assigning VXLAN tunnels to a VXLAN
To extend a VXLAN to remote
sites, you must assign VXLAN
tunnels to the VXLAN.
(Required.) Mapping ACs to a VSI
Perform this task to assign
customer traffic to VXLANs.
(Optional.) Managing MAC address entries N/A
(Optional.) Confining floods to the local site N/A
(Optional.) Setting the destination UDP port number of VXLAN packets N/A
(Optional.) Enabling ARP flood suppression N/A
(Optional.) Disabling remote ARP learning for VXLANs N/A