Virtual Extensible Lan (Vxlan); Overview - Dell S6100 Configuration Manual

Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) is supported on Dell Networking OS.

Overview

The switch acts as the VXLAN gateway and performs the VXLAN Tunnel End Point (VTEP) functionality. VXLAN is a technology where in
the data traffic from the virtualized servers is transparently transported over an existing legacy network.
Figure 138. VXLAN Gateway
Topics:
• Components of VXLAN network
• Functional Overview of VXLAN Gateway
• VXLAN Frame Format
• Configuring and Controlling VXLAN from the NVP Controller GUI
• Configuring VxLAN Gateway
• Displaying VXLAN Configurations
• VXLAN Service nodes for BFD

Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)

Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
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