Edge Automation

Supported Platforms

The Edge Automation feature was released in ExtremeXOS 31.1 as a demonstration feature that was provided for testing purposes. For ExtremeXOS 31.2, this feature is now fully supported.

Edge Automation connects Extreme virtual tunnel endpoints (VTEPs) with other network devices, such as switches or wireless access points (APs), by establishing a VXLAN tunnel to them, thereby receiving VXLAN-encapsulated traffic from the devices. Virtual networks and local tunnel endpoints (LTEPs) must already be configured on the VTEPs, and only remote virtual tunnel endpoint (RTEP) creation is dynamic.

The information about the devices (name, IP address, MAC address, etc.) is stored in a VNI-device database. The name of this VNI-device database is set using ExtremeXOS commands or ExtremeCloud Connector.

Edge Automation is a platform-independent feature, and thus works on all platforms that support VXLAN:

ExtremeSwitching X465, X590, X670-G2, X690, X695, X870, and 5520 series switches.

Limitations

• Virtual networks and LTEPs are not configured automatically. They must be configured using existing methods.
• The VNI-device database must be reachable using Mgmt-VR.
• You can create multiple databases, but only one can be connected at a time. You can switch between databases by disconnecting one and connecting to the other.
• Before deleting a databse, you must disconnect it from Edge Automation.
• This feature works only with Extreme Campus Controller. It does not work with any third-party applications.
• Any existing limitations on dynamic RTEPs apply to RTEPs created by Edge Automation.
• If a database's password is changed, and if the same is configured on ExtremeXOS, then the connection between ExtremeXOS and the database is re-established, causing a brief loss of connectivity.
• If a network device supports multiple IP addresses, the first IPv4 address is used for RTEP creation.
• Traffic between ExtremeXOS and the database is unencrypted.

CLI Commands

create database database_name

delete database database_name

configure database database_name add server [ host_name | ip_address] {port port_number} {password [encrypted encrypted_password | password ]}

configure database database_name delete server [host_name | ip_address | all]

configure database max-retry-interval retry_interval

configure database database_name server [host_name | ip_address] password [encrypted encrypted_password | password ]

configure automation edge [connect | disconnect] database database_name

show database database_name

show automation edge database

show automation edge devices {vni vni}