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Example: Deploying DRNI and centralized EVPN gateway ··························· 1
Network configuration ········································································································································ 1
Overlay connectivity models ······························································································································ 7
Applicable product matrix ··································································································································· 7
Configuring HPE FlexFabric 5940 switches as leaf nodes ················································································ 8
Procedure summary ··································································································································· 8
Configuring resource modes ······················································································································ 8
Configuring OSPF ······································································································································ 8
Configuring the links towards the spine tier ····························································································· 11
Configuring L2VPN ·································································································································· 11
Configuring DRNI ····································································································································· 13
Configuring the links towards the bare metal servers ·············································································· 18
Configure the spanning tree feature ········································································································· 19
Configuring an underlay BGP instance ···································································································· 20
Configuring an EVPN BGP instance ········································································································ 21
Configuring VSIs and ACs ······················································································································· 22
Configuring HPE FlexFabric 5945 switches as border nodes ·········································································· 24
Procedure summary ································································································································· 24
Configure basic settings ··························································································································· 24
Configuring OSPF ···································································································································· 25
Configure the spanning tree feature ········································································································· 27
Configuring the interfaces connected to the spine nodes ········································································ 27
Configuring L2VPN ·································································································································· 28
Configuring DRNI ····································································································································· 29
Configuring the routed interfaces connected to the external network ······················································ 33
Configuring an underlay BGP instance ···································································································· 34
Configuring an EVPN BGP instance ········································································································ 36
Configuring the overlay network ··············································································································· 37
Configuring HPE FlexFabric 12900E switches as spine nodes ······································································· 40
Procedure summary ································································································································· 40
Configuring OSPF ···································································································································· 40
Configuring the downlinks towards the leaf tier························································································ 41
Configuring the uplinks towards the border nodes ··················································································· 41
Configuring an underlay BGP instance ···································································································· 42
Configuring an EVPN BGP instance ········································································································ 44
Traffic model ···················································································································································· 45
About the traffic model ····························································································································· 45
Overlay traffic ··········································································································································· 46
Convergence performance test results ············································································································ 47
Failure test results ···································································································································· 47
Verifying the configuration································································································································ 48
Verification commands ····························································································································· 48
Procedure ················································································································································· 49
Upgrading the devices ····································································································································· 51
Upgrading a leaf device ··························································································································· 51
Upgrading a spine device ························································································································· 52
Upgrading a border device ······················································································································· 53
Expanding the network····································································································································· 54
Adding a leaf device ································································································································· 54
Replacing hardware ········································································································································· 54
Replacing an interface module················································································································· 54
Replacing a switching fabric module ········································································································ 55