A VXLAN overview
VXLAN is a technology developed by vendors such as Arista, VMware, Cisco, and Broadcom. Each of these VXLAN networks is called a logical switch (virtual wires in vCloud network security solution) and they are identified by a 24-bit segment-ID. In this way, customers can create up to 16 million VXLAN networks. Virtual Tunnel End Points (VTEPs) are the endpoints that encapsulate and de-encapsulate the VXLAN frames. Let's understand a few key terminologies in VXLAN; and we will discuss VXLAN frames after that:
- VXLAN VIB: VXLAN VIB or VMkernel modules are pushed to an underlying hypervisor during ESXi host preparation from NSX Manager.
- Vmknic adapter: Virtual adapter is responsible for sending ARP, DHCP, and multicast join messages. ...
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