Combining VXLAN & vPC on Cisco Nexus Switches

VXLAN and vPC are two technologies that enable data center networks to be both fast and redundant, but when combining these two protocols, you could bring down an entire data center if you're not careful. In this video, I talk about the dangers of misconfiguring a vPC & VXLAN combination, and how to do it correctly by using VXLAN with vPC Fabric Peer-link. Related content: Understanding Network Architectures:    • Understanding Network Architectures: 4 com...   VXLAN Part 1:    • VXLAN Part 1 | Encapsulating the network   Automate VXLAN deployment with Python:    • How to Automate VXLAN in minutes with Pyth...   Have I found a bug in NXOS?:    • Troubleshooting VXLAN | Have I found a bug...   Get around Spanning Tree with Virtual Port Channels:    • How to get around Spanning Tree with Cisco...   Build your own Cisco Practice Labs:    • How to build your own Cisco Labs for $200   Cisco Modeling Labs got better:    • Building your own Cisco Labs just got bett...   Cisco Guide to vPC with Fabric Peer-Link (TCAM Carving) https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs... Additional Learning (Affiliate Links): Cisco Data Center CCNP & CCIE Core Exam Guide: Amazon Paperback: https://amzn.to/4kyaxQX Amazon Kindle: https://amzn.to/4r9cVjn Building Data Centers with VXLAN BGP EVPN: A Cisco NX-OS Perspective Amazon Paperback: https://amzn.to/4bO5pFX Amazon Kindle: https://amzn.to/4bO5pFX Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:25 - VXLAN Overview 5:56 - Virtual Port Channel Overview 8:55 - Problems with Combining VXLAN & vPC 14:21 - Correctly configuring VXLAN with vPC Fabric Peer-link 43:40 - Alternative solutions