Configuring OVSDB Managed Interfaces

Use the following procedure to configure OVSDB managed interfaces on the switch.

Before you begin

  • You must enable VXLAN Gateway Full Interworking Mode. For more information, see Configuring the VXLAN Gateway boot flag.

  • You must create the required Flex UNI or CVLAN I-SIDs before you configure the OVSDB managed interface.

Procedure

  1. Enter OVSDB Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

    ovsdb

  2. Configure the OVSDB managed interface:

    managed—interface i-sids WORD<1–1024>

Example

The following is an example configuring two I-SIDs as OVSDB management interfaces.
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)#managed-interface i-sids 300
SWITCH:1(config-ovsdb)#managed-interface i-sids 500

What to do next

Configure the OVSDB protocol support for VXLAN Gateway, see Configuring OVSDB protocol support for VXLAN Gateway.

Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the managed-interface command.

Variable

Value

i-sids WORD<1–1024>

Specifies the I-SID information to create an interface to manage OVSDB protocol support for VXLAN Gateway.

Note:

You must create the required Flex UNI or CVLAN I-SIDs before you configure the managed interface I-SID.