Configure OVSDB Replication

Note

Exception: only supported on 7520 Series and 7720 Series.

Use the following procedure to configure OVSDB replication to support vIST.

Before you begin

You must enable VXLAN Gateway Full Interworking Mode on the switch.
You must configure an OVSDB managed interface on the switch.
You must configure and enable OVSDB protocol support for VXLAN Gateway on the switch.
You must have at least two NVCs configured to communicate on the managed interface network.

Procedure

Enter OVSDB Configuration mode:

enable

configure terminal

ovsdb
Configure the OVSDB replication:

replication peer-ip <A.B.C.D> local-ip <A.B.C.D>

Example

The following is an example configuring OVSDB replication to support VIST.

SWITCH:1>enable
SWITCH:1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
SWITCH:1(config)#ovsdb
SWITCH:1(config-ovsdb)#replication peer-ip 192.0.2.3 local-ip 192.0.2.2

Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the replication command.


Variable	Value
peer-ip <A.B.C.D>	Specifies the IP address of the secondary controller for OVSDB replication support.
local-ip <A.B.C.D>	Specifies the IP address of the primary controller for OVSDB replication support.