Create loopback interfaces for ISN BGP peering and overlay routing.
ISN loopback interfaces provide stable endpoints for MP-BGP EVPN peering between sites, enabling reliable overlay routing and VNI extension across the inter-site network.
Using loopback interfaces ensures that inter-site BGP sessions remain stable even during physical link failures, providing high availability for multi-site VXLAN connectivity.
Set the role of the external device, Core-Rtr, correctly:
You created the loopback interface on the Inter-Site Network (ISN) switch.
Continue to the ISN initial deployment.
Please continue to the next section.
Nexus Dashboard (ND) is the Next-Generation of Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). ND is the network management platform for all NX-OS (Nexus switching) enabled deployments; spanning VXLAN EVPN fabrics and classic LAN architectures, IP Fabric for Media, and storage networking deployments for the Cisco Nexus-powered data center. This session will focus on the automated provisioning of VXLAN EVPN fabrics using the new workflow of ND. These workflows will be on best practice template-based provisioning capabilities with built-in configuration compliance and the myriad deployment scenarios. In this session, participants will learn to use ND to automate the provisioning of Greenfield and Brownfield VXLAN EVPN fabrics and external fabric connectivity using VRF-lite. Participants will also learn how to customize templates and policy to meet deployment requirements. Participants will further learn how to use Network as Code collection to automate VXLAN EVPN overlay configuration. Participants will achieve all this by following a concise lab that is focused on details, references, and more. The concepts from this lab can be leveraged for a production VXLAN EVPN fabric.
| Christian Capitan | ccapitan@cisco.com |
| Luis Flores | luflores@cisco.com |
| Cesar Obediente | co@cisco.com |
