H3C S5560X-EI Series - Rack-mounting the switch by using front and rear mounting brackets

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Setting the forwarding mode for VXLANs
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2. Enable Layer 2 or Layer
3 forwarding for VXLANs.
• Enable Layer 2
forwarding:
undo vxlan
ip-forwarding
• Enable Layer 3
forwarding:
vxlan ip-forwarding
By default, Layer 3 forwarding is enabled
for VXLANs.
If the VTEP is not a VXLAN IP gateway,
enable Layer 2 forwarding for VXLANs. If
the VTEP is a VXLAN IP gateway, enable
Layer 3 forwarding for VXLANs. For more
information about VXLAN IP gateways,
see "Configuring VXLAN IP gateways."
You must del
ete all VSIs, VSI interfaces,
and VXLAN tunnel interfaces before you
can change the forwarding mode.
Creating a VXLAN on a VSI
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2. Enable L2VPN.
l2vpn enable
By default, L2VPN is disabled.
3. Create a VSI and enter VSI
view.
vsi
vsi-name By default, no VSIs exist.
4. (Optional.) Configure a VSI
description.
description
text
By default, a VSI does not have a
description.
5. Enable the VSI.
undo shutdown
By default, a VSI is enabled.
6. Create a VXLAN and enter
VXLAN view.
vxlan
vxlan-id
By default, no VXLANs exist.
You can create only one VXLAN on
a VSI. The VXLAN ID must be
unique for each VSI.
Configuring a VXLAN tunnel
This task provides basic VXLAN tunnel configuration. For more information about tunnel
configuration and commands, see Layer 3—IP Services Configuration Guide and Layer 3—IP
Services Command Reference.
Make sure the following VXLAN tunnels are not associated with the same VXLAN when they have
the same tunnel destination IP address:
• A VXLAN tunnel automatically created by EVPN.
• A manually created VXLAN tunnel.
For more information about EVPN, see EVPN Configuration Guide.
To configure a VXLAN tunnel:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A