Creating And Configuring The Network Virtualization Endpoint (Nve) Interface - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Configuration Manuallines

Implementing VXLAN
• You configure VXLAN only on Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) and VXLAN UDP ports.
• The source interface can only be a loopback interface.
• You cannot share a VNI or a multicast group or a source interface across multiple NVE interfaces.
• The VNI range and the multicast range both can only be specified contiguously. A non-contiguous range
• The VNI to multicast group mapping can be only either 1:1 or N:1. For example,
• When a VNI is configured as a part of a VNI range, it can be modified or deleted only as part of the same
• Static MAC configuration is not supported.
• You can configure a maximum of 128k Layer 2 and Layer 3 sub-interfaces per system. The configuration

Creating and Configuring the Network Virtualization Endpoint (NVE) interface

Perform this task to create an NVE interface and configure it as a VXLAN Tunnel EndPoint (VTEP) for
VXLAN.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. interface nve nve-identifier
2. (Optional) overlay-encapsulation vxlan
3. source-interface loopback loopback-interface-identifier
4. member vni vni_number [ -end_vni_range ] mcast-group ip_address [ end_ip_address_range ]
5. (Optional) anycast source-interface loopback loopback-interface-identifier sync-group ip_address
6. Use the commit or end command.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
interface nve nve-identifier
Example:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface nve 1
Creates the NVE interface and enters the NVE interface configuration sub-mode.
with comma separated values is not supported.
• The "member vni 5000 mcast-group 239.1.1.1" command configures a valid 1:1 mapping.
• The "member vni 5000-5005 mcast-group 239.1.1.1" command configures a valid N:1 mapping.
range. For example, if the "member vni 5000-5002 mcast-group 239.1.1.1" command is configured, you
cannot disassociate just the VNI 5001 from the NVE interface with a "no member vni 5001" command.
can be a combination of both Layer 2 sub-interfaces and Layer 3 sub-interfaces; or either fully Layer 2
sub-interfaces or Layer 3 sub-interfaces.
Though the system allows you to configure more than 128k sub-interfaces per system, you cannot use
this configuration for services. Though the system displays a warning message on reaching the threshold
of 128k sub-interfaces, the configuration is still applied. However, you cannot use this configuration for
services.
L2VPN and Ethernet Services Configuration Guide for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 6.3.x
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