VXLAN Profile

The Unified Profile VXLAN Profile Screen displays all configured VXLAN Profiles and is used to create, edit, and delete VXLAN Profiles. When you create a VXLAN, you configure the parameters that can be mapped to an Access Role Profile. When a device is dynamically assigned to the profile through authentication or classification, a VXLAN service access point (SAP) is automatically created using the specified profile parameters. Traffic from the device is then forwarded on the SAP.

Creating a VXLAN Profile

Click on the Create icon and complete the fields as described below. When you are finished, click on the Create button.

• Name - The VXLAN Profile name.
• Tag Value - The VLAN tag information from classified traffic used to create the Service Access Point (SAP) for the traffic. If the traffic is untagged, the SAP is created with 0 as the encapsulation value (for example, 1/12:0).
• VNID - The VXLAN network identifier that identifies the VLAN segment form where the frames originate. This value is used to create the VXLAN service that is required to dynamically create the SAP.
• Far End IP - Select a Far End IP that contains the IP addresses for the far end VXLAN Tunnel End Points (VTEPs). The IP addresses in this list are used to dynamically create service distribution points (SDPs) for the VXLAN service.
• Multicast IP Address - The multicast IP address of the group to which this service will join.
• VLAN Translation - Enables/Disables egress VLAN translation for the service.
• Multicast Mode - Select the multicast mode from the drop-down menu:
  • Headend - Specifies the head-end replication mode for the service.
  • Tandem - Specifies the tandem replication mode for the service.
  • Hybrid - Specifies the hybrid replication mode for this service. This mode uses both the headend and tandem methods.

Editing a VXLAN Profile

Select the profile in the VXLAN Profile List and click on the Edit icon to bring up the Edit VXLAN Profile Screen. Edit the fields as described above then click on the Apply button to save the changes. Note that you cannot edit the profile name.

Deleting a VXLAN Profile

Select the profile in the VXLAN Profile List and click on the Delete icon, then click OK at the confirmation prompt.