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Dell Networking VXLAN Hardware Gateway with NSX 6.3.7 & NSX 6.4.4 (67290)

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Purpose

This article contains information on products that are qualified with VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.7 & 6.4.4 for the purpose of hardware gateway. In addition, the article contains information and the configuration required on the switch and information on how to engage the Dell support team.

Disclaimer: The partner product referenced in this article is a software module that is developed and supported by a partner. Use of this product is also governed by the end user license agreement of the partner. You must obtain from the partner the application, support, and licensing for using this product. For more information, see Dell Support.

Resolution

Supported Hardware Platforms

S4200-ON
S4200-ON is a high-density 10/25/40/50/100 GbE ToR switch with forty ports of 10GbE (SFP+), two ports of 40 GbE (QSFP+), and six ports of 100GbE (QSFP28)
There are two variants of S4200-ON:

S4248FB-ON: with deep-buffering only

S4248FBL-ON: with deep-buffering and additional TCAM for expanded FIB and ACL tables and flow

S5200-ON
S5200-ON is a high-density 10/25/40/50/100 GbE ToR switch with up to 48 or 96 ports of 25GbE/100GbE or 32 ports of 100GbE
There are three variants of S5200-ON:

S5296F-ON: 96-port 25GbE and 8-port 100GbE with 3.2Tbps of Line-Rate

S5248F-ON: 48-port 25GbE, 4-port 100GbE and 2-port QSFP28-DD(2x100GbE) with 2.0Tbps of Line-Rate

S5232F-ON: 32-port 100GbE and 2-port 10GbE with 3.2Tbps of Line-Rate

Z9264F-ON
Z9264F-ON is a high-density 10/25/40/50/100 GbE ToR switch with up to 64 ports of 40/100GbE or 128 ports of 10/25/40/50GbE.
Fabric delivers line-rate performance of 6.4Tbps

Z9100-ON
Z9100-ON is a high-density 10/25/40/50/100GbE fixed switch. with choice of up to 32 ports of 100GbE, 64 ports of 50GbE, 32 ports of 40GbE, 128 ports of 25GbE or 128 + 2 ports of 10GbE.

DELL switches are the industry’s latest data center networking solution empowering organizations to deploy modern workloads and applications designed for the open networking era. These switches are purpose-built for applications in high-performance data center and computing environments.

DELL switches provide customers unbiased approach to Network Virtualization by supporting 3rd party OS. The validated OS 10 supports both network centric virtualization method (VRF-lite) and Hypervisor centric virtualization method (VXLAN). Leveraging a non-blocking switching architecture, DELL products deliver line-rate L2 and L3 forwarding capacity to maximize network performance.

Supported Software

Refer to the VMware Compatibility Guide for supported switch software versions.

Version of the VMware Product

NSX for vSphere 6.3.7 and NSX 6.4.4

For more information, see the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes.

Steps to download and install the product on VMware Products

The software comes pre-loaded on the hardware. Contact Dell Networking Support for assistance if needed.

Support Information

Troubleshooting (Logs, Procedures and Techniques)

Configuration

Standalone:

nve
source-interface loopback1
!
controller ovsdb
ip 172.20.1.11 port 6640 ssl

In addition, use this configuration in each access port (to the physical devices):

interface ethernet1/1/13:3
no shutdown
switchport mode trunk
flowcontrol receive on
nve-controller

Debug command:

OS10# show ovsdb-tables
ACL table
_uuid acl_entries acl_fault_status acl_name
----- ----------- ---------------- --------
ACL_entry table
_uuid acle_fault_status action dest_ip dest_mac dest_mask dest_port_max dest_port_min direction ethertype icmp_code icmp_type protocol sequence source_ip source_mac source_mask source_port_max source_port_min tcp_flags tcp_flags_mask
----- ----------------- ------ ------- -------- --------- ------------- ------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- --------- ---------- ----------- --------------- --------------- --------- --------------
Arp_Sources_Local table
_uuid locator src_mac
----- ------- -------
Arp_Sources_Remote table
_uuid locator src_mac
----- ------- -------
Global table
_uuid                                managers                                                                                                           switches
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------
86a92524-8ccd-4e97-bf3c-b21e095ea0be [05199828-f1f7-4e14-bbf7-ba2e0125f8be, 2b57efd3-1a92-455d-a664-916b470a7655, f7af6890-2dab-4ff6-b925-69542e8bb89c] [f701607f-bed6-44a4-bdfd-eebf4af05c25]
Logical_Binding_Stats table
_uuid bytes_from_local bytes_to_local packets_from_local packets_to_local
----- ---------------- -------------- ------------------ ----------------
Logical_Router table
LR_fault_status _uuid acl_binding description name static_routes switch_binding
--------------- ----- ----------- ----------- ---- ------------- --------------
Logical_Switch table
_uuid                                description name                                   tunnel_key
------------------------------------ ----------- -------------------------------------- ----------
66042eeb-8c25-4be0-a93e-0c2667b0c890 ""          "483d8df8-77b3-3405-81e8-fe4247f02d86" 10009
Manager table
_uuid                                inactivity_probe is_connected max_backoff other_config status                                     target
------------------------------------ ---------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------
05199828-f1f7-4e14-bbf7-ba2e0125f8be []               true         8000        {}           {sec_since_connect="162147", state=ACTIVE} "ssl:10.16.140.172:6640"
f7af6890-2dab-4ff6-b925-69542e8bb89c []               true         8000        {}           {sec_since_connect="162147", state=ACTIVE} "ssl:10.16.140.173:6640"
2b57efd3-1a92-455d-a664-916b470a7655 []               true         8000        {}           {sec_since_connect="162149", state=ACTIVE} "ssl:10.16.140.171:6640"
Mcast_Macs_Local table
MAC         _uuid                                ipaddr    locator_set                          logical_switch
----------- ------------------------------------ --------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
unknown-dst 61f5abf7-7371-4698-a7bd-1629a230ac0b "1.1.1.1" b49138e7-5027-4f09-b481-6921bb97ffec 66042eeb-8c25-4be0-a93e-0c2667b0c890
Mcast_Macs_Remote table
MAC         _uuid                                ipaddr locator_set                          logical_switch
----------- ------------------------------------ ------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
unknown-dst 79c14db5-c3c5-439c-b2b3-4cf2f6079cfa ""     90ef037c-f3ae-4a3d-b007-990eb25bec67 66042eeb-8c25-4be0-a93e-0c2667b0c890
Physical_Locator table
_uuid                                dst_ip    encapsulation_type
------------------------------------ --------- ------------------
308a7995-7c79-411a-9e45-364e4c4f8b3e "1.1.1.1" "vxlan_over_ipv4"
4107d0a7-8bff-4698-84ee-dfed52469014 "2.2.2.2" "vxlan_over_ipv4"
Physical_Locator_Set table
_uuid                                locators
------------------------------------ --------------------------------------
90ef037c-f3ae-4a3d-b007-990eb25bec67 [4107d0a7-8bff-4698-84ee-dfed52469014]
b49138e7-5027-4f09-b481-6921bb97ffec [308a7995-7c79-411a-9e45-364e4c4f8b3e]
Physical_Port table
_uuid                                acl_bindings description name            port_fault_status vlan_bindings                             vlan_stats
------------------------------------ ------------ ----------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------
686c842d-524a-4e4f-a2e9-b956ee99f1b4 {}           ""          "ethernet1/1/2" []                {20=66042eeb-8c25-4be0-a93e-0c2667b0c890} {}
Physical_Switch table
_uuid                                description management_ips name      ports                                  switch_fault_status tunnel_ips  tunnels
------------------------------------ ----------- -------------- --------- -------------------------------------- ------------------- ----------- --------------------------------------
f701607f-bed6-44a4-bdfd-eebf4af05c25 ""          []             "1.1.1.1" [686c842d-524a-4e4f-a2e9-b956ee99f1b4] []                  ["1.1.1.1"] [1768a4ca-f9d6-4450-93e7-2e149a8e4f9a]
Tunnel table
_uuid                                bfd_config_local                                        bfd_config_remote                                       bfd_params                                             bfd_status local                                remote
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
1768a4ca-f9d6-4450-93e7-2e149a8e4f9a {bfd_dst_ip="1.1.1.1", bfd_dst_mac="00:23:20:00:00:01"} {bfd_dst_ip="2.2.2.2", bfd_dst_mac="00:50:56:65:b2:3c"} {enable="true", forwarding_if_rx="true", min_rx="301"} {}         308a7995-7c79-411a-9e45-364e4c4f8b3e 4107d0a7-8bff-4698-84ee-dfed52469014
Ucast_Macs_Local table
MAC _uuid ipaddr locator logical_switch
--- ----- ------ ------- --------------
Ucast_Macs_Remote table
MAC _uuid ipaddr locator logical_switch
--- ----- ------ ------- --------------
OS10#

Logs when ovsdb session is up with NSX:

<165>1 2019-02-20T21:19:56.278755+00:00 OS10 dn_app_vtep - - -  Node.1-Unit.1:PRI [event], %OVSDB_CTRLR_SESSION_CONNECTED: Controller session 172.20.1.11 is connected
Note: This indicates that the VTEP is connected to NSX and ovsdb session is up with NSX.

Logs when BFD tunnel is up:

<165>1 2019-02-20T20:50:42.048481+00:00 OS10 dn_app_bfd 652 - -  Node.1-Unit.1:PRI [event], Dell EMC (OS10) %BFD_STATE_CHANGE: Session state to Up for neighbor 13.0.0.3 on interface virtual-network0 VRF:default

Note: This indicates tunnel is up with the replicator.

NVE Controller show command:

OS10# show nve controller
Management IP            : 10.16.140.49/16       Switch IP on Management Interface
Gateway IP                   : 50.10.2.2                     Hardware VTEP IP on Source Loopback Interface
Max Backoff                  : 8000
Configured Controller   : 172.20.1.11:6640 ssl (connected)    Configured Controller IP
Controller Cluster
IP                        Port     Protocol   Connected   State         Max-Backoff
172.20.1.11        6640     ssl           true             ACTIVE         8000
172.20.1.12        6640     ssl           true             ACTIVE         8000
172.20.1.13        6640     ssl           true             ACTIVE         8000
NVE Controller Ports
ethernet1/1/55:3                                   Baremetal Server Ports

VXLAN show command to check Replicator Status:

OS10# show nve replicators
BFD Status: Enabled
Replicators      State
-----------------------
172.20.1.21      Up
172.20.1.22      Up

Show command to check logical network to port mapping:

OS10# show virtual-network
Codes: DP - MAC-learn Dataplane, CP - MAC-learn Controlplane, UUD - Unknown-Unicast-Drop
Virtual Network: 0
Members:
Virtual Network: 6000
Members:
VLAN 2: ethernet1/1/55:3                                   Port Vlan binding for VNiD
VxLAN Virtual Network Identifier: 6000                  VNiD
Source Interface: loopback1(50.10.2.2)
Remote-VTEPs (flood-list): 172.20.1.22(CP),     Active Replicator for the Virtual Network

Show command to check local and remote macs:

OS10# show mac address-table virtual-network local
Virtual-Network     VlanId       MAC Address         Type        Interface/Remote-VTEP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6000                           2         b0:d2:f0:40:00:01    dynamic     Ethernet 1/1/55:3

OS10# show mac address-table virtual-network remote
Virtual-Network     VlanId       MAC Address         Type          Interface/Remote-VTEP
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6000                                       b0:d2:f0:40:00:01     dynamic      VxLAN(172.20.2.1)

Show Command for BFD tunnel status to replicator:

OS10# show bfd neighbors
* - Active session role
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LocalAddr         RemoteAddr       Interface              State      RxInt     TxInt    Mult     VRF     Clients
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 50.10.2.2          172.20.1.21       virtual-network0    up           300      300       3       default    vxlan
* 50.10.2.2          172.20.1.22       virtual-network0    up           300      300       3       default    vxlan

Link to downloads site

The Dell software comes pre-loaded on the hardware switch. For upgrades, you must have a valid service contract. For more information to download the code, see Dell Customer Support.

Support Process

To create a support case, see TechDirect.

SLA

Depends on the service contract of the hardware. Use the service tag on the switch to open a support case.

Escalation Process

While opening a case a priority can be defined, P0,P1 or P2. Cases that cannot be resolved in a reasonable time are escalated by technical support. Please contact the case owner for escalation.

Contact information

Dell Support

Disclaimer: VMware is not responsible for the reliability of any data, opinions, advice, or statements made on third-party websites. Inclusion of such links does not imply that VMware endorses, recommends, or accepts any responsibility for the content of such sites.

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