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Example: Configuring DRNI and EVPN distributed gateways (BGP for
underlay routing) ···························································································· 1
Network configuration ········································································································································ 1
Traffic forwarding models ··································································································································· 5
Applicable product matrix ··································································································································· 5
Restrictions and guidelines ································································································································ 6
Configuring HPE FlexFabric 5940 switches as leaf devices ·············································································· 6
Procedure summary ··································································································································· 6
Configuring the resource mode ·················································································································· 7
Configuring an underlay BGP instance ······································································································ 7
Configuring the links towards the spine tier ······························································································· 9
Configuring L2VPN ·································································································································· 10
Configuring DRNI ····································································································································· 11
Configuring the links towards the bare metal servers ·············································································· 16
Configuring spanning tree ························································································································ 16
Configuring an EVPN BGP instance (controller-deployed) ······································································ 17
Configuring the overlay network ··············································································································· 18
Configuring HPE FlexFabric 5945 switches as leaf devices ············································································ 21
Procedure summary ································································································································· 21
Configuring the resource mode ················································································································ 21
Configuring the underlay BGP instance ··································································································· 21
Configuring the links towards the spine tier ····························································································· 24
Configuring L2VPN ·································································································································· 24
Configuring DRNI ····································································································································· 25
Configuring the links towards the bare metal servers ·············································································· 29
Configuring spanning tree ························································································································ 30
Configuring an EVPN BGP instance ········································································································ 31
Configuring the overlay network ··············································································································· 31
Configuring border devices ······························································································································ 34
Procedure summary ································································································································· 34
Configuring the resource mode ················································································································ 34
Configuring an underlay BGP instance ···································································································· 35
Configuring STP ······································································································································· 37
Configuring the links towards the spine tier ····························································································· 38
Configuring L2VPN ·································································································································· 39
Configuring DRNI ····································································································································· 39
Configuring the route interfaces connected to the external network ························································ 43
Configuring an EVPN BGP instance ········································································································ 43
Configuring the overlay network ··············································································································· 44
Configuring spine devices ································································································································ 47
Procedure summary ································································································································· 47
Configuring an underlay BGP instance ···································································································· 47
Configuring the links interconnecting spine and leaf devices··································································· 49
Configuring the links interconnecting spine and border devices ······························································ 49
Configuring an EVPN BGP instance ········································································································ 49
Traffic forwarding models ································································································································· 51
Overlay traffic forwarding models ············································································································· 51
Testing network convergence ·························································································································· 52
Verifying the configuration································································································································ 54
Verification commands ····························································································································· 54
Procedure ················································································································································· 54
Upgrading the devices ····································································································································· 56
Upgrading the leaf devices ······················································································································· 56
Upgrading the spine devices ···················································································································· 57
Upgrading the border devices ·················································································································· 58
Expanding the network····································································································································· 59