Enable VXLAN Gateway in Full Interworking Mode

Note

Note

Exception: only supported on 7520 Series and 7720 Series.

Enables VXLAN Gateway in Full Interworking Mode, which supports SPB, SMLT, and vIST.

Important

Important

After you change this boot flag, you must save the change to the configuration file and reboot the switch.

About this task

By default, the Base Interworking Mode is enabled and Full Interworking Mode is disabled. You change modes by enabling this boot configuration flag.

The no operator results in the default Base Interworking Mode. In this mode, VXLAN Gateway supports Layer 2 gateway communication between VXLAN and traditional VLAN environments.

Procedure

  1. Enter Global Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

  2. Enable Full Interworking Mode:

    boot config flags vxlan-gw-full-interworking-mode

  3. Save the changed configuration.

    save config

  4. Restart the switch.

    reset

  5. Verify that VXLAN Gateway is in Full Interworking Mode:

    show boot config flags

    The true parameter in the output indicates that Full Interworking Mode is enabled.

Example

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Switch:1(config)#boot config flags vxlan-gw-full-interworking-mode
9037607-00 Rev AB