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VXLAN Commands

protocol nve

	protocol nve no protocol nve Enables NVE functionality and displays NVE commands. The no form of the command hides the NVE commands and deletes its database.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	no protocol nve
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.6.3004
Example	switch (config) # protocol nve
Related Commands
Notes

interface nve

	interface nve <nve-id> no interface nve <nve-id> Creates VXLAN tunnel. The no form of the command destroys VXLAN tunnel.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.6.3004
Example	switch (config) # interface nve 1 switch (config interface nve 1) #
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes

nve bridge

	nve bridge <vni-id> [name <bridge-name>] no nve bridge <vni-id> Creates an NVE bridge with a given VNI. The no form of the command removes NVE bridge.
Syntax Description	vni-id	VXLAN network identifier Range: 0-16777216
Syntax Description	bridge-name	Name of NVE bridge
Default	bridge-name: bridge-<vni-id>
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.6.3212
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # nve bridge 25
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes	Number of bridges limited to 500

nve controller bgp

	nve controller bgp no nve controller bgp Enables the NVE controller mode to BGP. The no form disables the NVE controller mode from BGP to OVSDB mode.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	Disabled
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.8.1000
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # nve controller mode
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes	If controller BGP is enabled, shutdown command is not supported.

nve fdb flood bridge address

	nve fdb flood bridge <vni-id> address <ip-address> no nve fdb flood bridge <vni-id> address [ip-address] Adds an IP address of a remote VTEP to be used for BUM traffic. The no form of the command has two input options: Entering an IP address removes a specific remote address No IP address removes all addresses
Syntax Description	vni-id	VXLAN network identifier Range: 0-16777216
Syntax Description	ip-address	IP address
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.6.3212
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # nve fdb flood bridge 7777 address 1.2.3.6
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes	The number of IP addresses is limited to 750

nve fdb flood load-balance

	nve fdb flood load-balance no nve fdb flood load-balance Configures service-node replication. The no form of the command configures source-node replication.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	service-node replication
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.6.8008
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # nve fdb flood load-balance
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes

nve fdb learning remote

	nve fdb learning remote no nve fdb learning remote Enables remote (controller-less) FDB learning. The no form of the command disables remote FDB learning.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	Disabled (controller-based learning)
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.6.8008
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # nve fdb learning remote
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes

nve mode only

	nve mode only [force] no nve mode only [force] Sets physical interface to NVE mode. The no form of the command removes physical interface from NVE mode.
Syntax Description	force	Forces configuration while interface is admin up
Default	no nve mode only
Configuration Mode	config interface ethernet
History	3.6.3004
Example	switch (config interface ethernet 1/1) # nve mode only
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes

nve neigh-suppression

	nve neigh-suppression no nve neigh-suppression Enables neighbor suppression for all VLAN-VNI mappings. The no form of the command disables neighbor suppression for all VLAN-VNI mappings.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	no nve mode only
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.8.1000
History	3.9.1000	Added support for IPv6 neighbor suppression
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # nve neigh-suppression
Related Commands	protocol nve nve controller bgp nve vlan neigh-suppression
Notes	If VLAN mapping is already configured, then the user might run "disable nve vlan <vlan_id> neigh-suppression" to not use global configuration. BGP controller mode must be set prior to using this command

nve vlan bridge

	nve vlan <vlan-id> bridge <vni-id> no nve vlan <vlan-id> bridge <vni-id> Maps a VLAN to a specific bridge on the interface (controller-less configuration). The no form of the command unmaps a VLAN from a specific bridge on the interface.
Syntax Description	vni-id	VXLAN network identifier Range: 0-16777216
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface ethernet
History	3.6.6102
Example	switch (config interface ethernet 1/1) # nve vlan 10 bridge 7777
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes	Multiple VLANs cannot be mapped to a single bridge If you use VTEP light, VLAN 0 should be used for untagged traffic

nve vlan neigh-suppression

	nve vlan <vlan_id> neigh-suppression [disable \| no] nve vlan <vlan_id> neigh-suppression Configures neigh-suppression for a specific VLAN mapping. The no form of the command uses the global neigh-suppression configuration in this VLAN mapping. The disable form of the command disables neigh-suppression in this VLAN mapping regardless of the global configuration.
Syntax Description	vlan_id	VXLAN network identifier Range: 1-4094
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.8.1000
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # nve vlan 5 neigh-suppression
Related Commands	protocol nve nve controller bgp nve neigh-suppression
Notes	BGP controller mode must be set prior to using this command VLAN-VNI mapping needs to be set prior to running this command

nve vni vlan

	nve vni <vni_value> vlan <vlan_id> [counter <encap/decap/both>] no nve vni <vni_value> vlan <vlan_id> Creates new VNI-to-VLAN manual mapping. The no form of the command deletes VNI-to-VLAN manual mapping.
Syntax Description	vni_value	Possible values: 1-16777214
	vlan_id	VLAN ID Range: 1-4094
	encap	Enable counters for encapsulated packets per VLAN
	decap	Enable counters for decapsulated packets per VLAN
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.8.1000
History	3.9.1000	Updated example and added counters per VLAN
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # nve vni 5000 vlan 5
Related Commands	protocol nve nve controller bgp interface nve interface nve auto-vlan-map show interfaces counters vlan
Notes	BGP controller mode must be set prior to using this command For complete configuration, this VLAN needs to be created and a VXLAN source loopback needs to be added

interface nve auto-vlan-map

	interface nve <nve> nve vni auto-vlan-map [base <base-number>] interface nve <nve> no nve vni auto-vlan-map Performs automatic mapping of all existing VLANs that are not manually mapped to VNI to a calculated VNI (Calculated VNI=base-number + VLAN). The no form of the command disables automatic VLAN mapping.
Syntax Description	base-number	Range: 1-16773120 Default: 100000
Default	Disabled
Configuration Mode	interface nve <nve>
History	3.8.2200
Example	(config interface nve 1) # nve vni auto-vlan-map (config) # vlan 2-5 (config) # show interfaces nve 1 detail -------------------------------------------------------------- Vlan VNI Neigh Suppression Mapping type -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 100001 Disabled Auto 2 100002 Disabled Auto 3 100003 Disabled Auto 4 100004 Disabled Auto 5 100005 Disabled Auto
Related Commands	nve vni vlan interface nve disable nve vni
Notes	Base-number cannot be changed, user must unset auto-vlan-map and reconfigure it with a different base number While auto-vlan-map is enabled, user cannot add manual mappings (only deletion of a manual mapping is allowed) IPL VLAN will not be mapped to VNI.

interface nve disable nve vni

	interface nve <nve> disable nve vni any vlan <vlan/vlan-range> interface nve <nve> no nve vni any vlan <vlan/vlan-range> Excludes a VLAN from the auto-vlan-map operation. The no form of the command deletes the exclusion.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	Disabled
Configuration Mode	interface nve <nve>
History	3.8.2200
Example	(config interface nve 1) # disable nve vni any vlan 5 (config interface nve 1) # no nve vni any vlan 5
Related Commands	interface nve auto-vlan-map
Notes	User can set/unset exclude VLANs while auto-vlan-map is enabled or disabled.

vxlan mlag-tunnel-ip

	vxlan mlag-tunnel-ip <mlag_ipv4_address> no vxlan mlag-tunnel-ip <mlag_ipv4_address> Configures the MLAG tunnel IP. The no form of the command unbinds VXLAN tunnel from the loopback interface.
Syntax Description	mlag_ipv4_address	Valid MLAG IPv4 address
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.8.1000
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # vxlan mlag-tunnel-ip 1.2.3.4
Related Commands	protocol nve nve controller bgp
Notes	BGP controller mode must be set prior to running this command

vxlan source interface loopback

	vxlan source interface loopback <loopback-id> no vxlan source interface loopback <loopback-id> Binds VXLAN tunnel to a loopback interface. The no form of the command unbinds VXLAN tunnel from the loopback interface.
Syntax Description	loopback-id	Loopback interface ID Range: 0-31
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.6.3004
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # vxlan source interface loopback 14
Related Commands	protocol nve interface nve
Notes	The configured loopback interface becomes the VXLAN tunnel endpoint (VTEP) The configured loopback interface must be in the 'default ' VRF

shutdown

	shutdown no shutdown Disables VXLAN tunnel. The no form of the command enables VXLAN tunnel.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.6.6102
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # shutdown
Related Commands	protocol nve
Notes

clear mac-address-table nve

	clear mac-address-table nve [remote] Clears locally-learned NVE MAC addresses.
Syntax Description	remote	Clears remotely-learned NVE MAC addresses
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.6.8008
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # clear mac-address-table nve
Related Commands	protocol nve interface nve
Notes

clear nve counters

	clear nve counters Clears NVE counters.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface nve
History	3.6.3004
Example	switch (config interface nve 1) # clear nve counters
Related Commands	protocol nve interface nve
Notes	The command “clear counters all” also clears NVE counters

show interfaces nve

	show interfaces nve [<nve-id>] Displays information about NVE interfaces.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.6.3004
	3.8.1000	Updated example
	3.8.2200	Updated example and added auto-vlan-map status.
	3.9.0300	Updated example
Example	switch (config) # show interface nve 1 Admin state : enabled Source interface : loopback 1 Source interface ip : 192.168.1.1 Controller mode : BGP Mlag tunnel ip : not configured Effective tunnel ip : 192.168.1.1 Global neigh-suppression : Disabled Auto-vlan-map : Disabled Counters 1840 encapsulated (Tx) NVE packets 1970 decapsulated (Rx) NVE packets 0 dropped NVE-encapsulated packets 0 NVE-encapsulated packets with errors
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Notes

show interfaces nve detail

	show interfaces nve [<nve-id>] detail Displays all the VNI-VLAN mappings for this NVE interface.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.8.1000
	3.8.2200	Added “Mapping type” to show whether VLAN to VNI mapping was done manually or by auto-vlan-map
	3.9.0300	Updated example
Example	switch (config)# show interfaces nve 1 detail Admin state : enabled Source interface : loopback 1 Source interface ip : 192.168.1.1 Controller mode : BGP Mlag tunnel ip : not configured Effective tunnel ip : 192.168.1.1 Global neigh-suppression : Disabled Auto-vlan-map : Disabled ------------------------------------------------------- Vlan VNI Neigh Suppression Mapping Type ------------------------------------------------------- 6 60 Disabled Manual 7 70 Disabled Manual 8 80 Disabled Manual 9 90 Disabled Manual
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Notes

show interfaces nve counters

	show interfaces nve <nve-id> counters Displays NVE counters.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.6.3004
History	3.9.0500	Updated example
Example	switch (config) # show interface nve 1 counters encapsulated (Tx) NVE packets :0 decapsulated (Rx) NVE packets :0 dropped NVE-encapsulated packets :0 NVE-encapsulated packets with errors :0
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Notes

show interfaces counters vlan

	show interfaces nve <nve_id>counters vlan <vlan_value> Displays NVE counters per VLAN.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Syntax Description	vlan_value	VLAN value
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.9.1000
Example	switch (config) # show interfaces nve 1 counters vlan 5 Encapsulated (Tx) NVE packets: 1 Decapsulated (Rx) NVE packets: 1 Encapsulated (Tx) NVE bytes : 102 Decapsulated (Rx) NVE bytes : 152 switch (config) #
Related Commands	nve vni vlan
Notes

show interfaces nve flood

	.show interfaces nve <nve-id> flood [vni <vni-id>] Displays remote VTEP endpoints configured for BUM (broadcast, unknown unicast, multicast) flooding.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Syntax Description	vni	Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.6.3004
Example
switch (config) # show interface nve 1 flood NVE Interface Logical Switch VNI ID Flood IP Address ------------- -------------- ------ ---------------- 1 ls7777 7777 1.2.3.5
Example (BGP controller mode)
switch (config) # show interfaces nve 1 flood ------------------------------------------------------ NVE Interface VLAN ID VNI ID Flood IP Addresses ------------------------------------------------------ 1 6 60 192.168.1.2 1 7 70 193.168.1.1 193.168.1.2
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Notes

show interfaces nve mac-address-table

	show interfaces nve <nve-id> mac-address-table [vni <vni-id>] Displays MAC address table of NVE interface.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Syntax Description	vni	Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.6.3004
Example
switch (config) # show interface nve 1 mac-address-table NVE Interface Logical Switch VNI ID Mac Address Address Type Remote Endpoint IP Address ------------- -------------- ------ ----------- ------------ -------------------------- 1 ls7777 7777 e4:1d:2d:a5:f2:0a local learned N/A 1 ls7777 7777 00:11:22:33:44:55 remote configured 1.2.3.5
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Notes

show interfaces nve mac-address-table local learned unicast

	show interfaces nve <nve-id> mac-address-table local learned unicast [vni <vni-id>] Displays only the locally-learned unicast MAC addresses.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Syntax Description	vni	Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.6.3004
Example
switch (config) # show interface nve 1 mac-address-table local learned unicast NVE Interface Logical Switch VNI ID Mac Address Address Type Remote Endpoint IP Address ------------- -------------- ------ ----------- ------------ -------------------------- 1 ls7777 7777 e7:3a:7e:a5:f2:1a local learned N/A
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Notes

show interfaces nve mac-address-table remote configured multicast

	show interfaces nve <nve-id> mac-address-table remote configured multicast [vni <vni-id>] Displays only remotely-configured BUM addresses.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Syntax Description	vni	Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.6.3004
Example
switch (config) # show interface nve 1 mac-address-table remote configured multicast NVE Interface Logical Switch VNI ID Mac Address Address Type Remote Endpoint IP Address ------------- -------------- ------ ----------- ------------ -------------------------- 1 ls7777 7777 00:11:22:33:44:55 remote configured 1.2.3.5
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Notes

show interfaces nve peers

	show interfaces nve <nve-id> peers [vni <vni-id>] Displays all remote VTEPs.
Syntax Description	nve-id	NVE ID Range: 1-64
Syntax Description	vni	Displays NVE flooding on specific VNI
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any command mode
History	3.6.3004
History	3.8.2200	Added output of the command while running NVE BGP controller mode
Example
switch (config) # show interfaces nve 1 peers -------------------------------------------------------- NVE Interface Logical Switch VNI ID Peer IP Address -------------------------------------------------------- 1 bridge 10080 1.1.1.1 1 bridge 10080 1.1.1.2 When running in NVE BGP controller mode: switch (config) # show interfaces nve 1 peers ------------------------------------------------- NVE Interface VLAN ID VNI ID Peer IP Address ------------------------------------------------- 1 5 50 192.168.1.1 1 6 60 192.168.1.1
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Notes

ovs ovsdb server

	ovs ovsdb server no ovs ovsdb server Runs OVSDB-server process and unhides OVS commands. The no form of the command deactivates OVSDB-server process and hides OVS commands.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.6.3004
Example	switch (config) # ovs ovsdb server
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Notes	OVSDB server runs when “protocol openflow” or “protocol nve” are enabled, even when not enabled using this command

ovs ovsdb manager remote

	ovs ovsdb manager remote {tcp \| ssl} ip-address <ip-address> port <tcp-port> no ovs ovsdb manager remote {tcp \| ssl} ip-address <ip-address> port <tcp-port> Configures OVSDB to actively connect to a remote manager at a given IP address and TCP port, using either TCP or SSL. The no form of the command disconnects OVSDB from a remote manager.
Syntax Description	SSL	Connect with TCP protocol
	TCP	Connect with SSL protocol
	ip-address	IP address of remote manager
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.6.3004
Example	switch (config) # ovs ovsdb manager remote tcp ip-address 10.10.10.10 port 20
Related Commands	ovs ovsdb server
Notes

ovs ovsdb server listen

	ovs ovsdb server listen {tcp \| ssl} port <tcp-port> local ip-address <ip-address> no ovs ovsdb server listen {tcp \| ssl} port <tcp-port> local ip-address <ip-address> Configures OVSDB to listen at a given port of an interface with a given (local) IP address. The no form of the command disconnects OVSDB from a remote manager.
Syntax Description	SSL	Connect with TCP protocol
	TCP	Connect with SSL protocol
	ip-address	IP address of a given port
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.6.3004
Example	switch (config) # ovs ovsdb server listen tcp port 20 local ip-address 20.20.20.20
Related Commands	ovs ovsdb server
Notes

ovs logging level

	ovs {ovsdb \| vswitchd \| vtep} logging level {dbg \| emer \| err \| info \| off \| warn} Configures OVS logging levels for OVS related processes.
Syntax Description	ovsdb \| vswitchd \| vtep	OVS-related processes
Syntax Description	dbg \| emer \| err \| info \| off \| warn	Logging level severity
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.8.1100
Example	switch (config) # ovs ovsdb logging level err switch (config) # ovs ovsdb vswitchd level warn
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Notes

show ovs

	show ovs Displays OVS information.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	3.8.1100
Example	switch (config) # show ovs Logging level: ovsdb : info vswitchd: info vtep : warn
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Notes

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