[j-nsp] Any sort of EVPN Success with: vMX 16.x and QFX5100

Chris Burton chris.burton at speakeasy.net
Mon Jul 31 21:57:08 EDT 2017


I cannot speak to 17.1, but I can tell you I have run several EVPN MPLS 
configurations under VMX (16.1), to my knowledge EVPN VXLAN is not 
supported as previously mentioned, but I have not checked in some time.

Cheers,

-C


On 07/31/2017 05:02 AM, Alain Hebert wrote:
> Place a sniffer between the vMX and the QFX, you'll see:
>
>         the ARP go from vMX to QFX and get an answer;
>
>         the ARP go from QFX to the vMX and you wont get an answer, 
> 99.9999% of the time;
>
>         ( It worked once for me and only for a while, but at this 
> point I pretty much feel like I'm getting trolled by J.  That whole 
> QFX+L2TP+VCF really didn't help )
>
>     PS: We pretty much gave up on that whole <beep> none of the 
> whitepaper from J work in a lab setting since they forgot to list the 
> hardware and the Junos version they used.
>
> -----
> Alain Hebert                                ahebert at pubnix.net
> PubNIX Inc.
> 50 boul. St-Charles
> P.O. Box 26770     Beaconsfield, Quebec     H9W 6G7
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> On 07/27/17 05:47, Anand Beedi wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>     I am facing similar problem with EVPN over MPLS. I am using 
>> 17.1R1.8 Junos build. The control plane, mac table looks fine. I see 
>> ARP resolved on one-end but other is not happening....
>>
>>     Issues with both instance-type as EVPN or Virtual-switch with 
>> EVPN.  No IRB configured.
>>
>>     Any help????
>>
>>     Output of Ping and tcpdump on both sides
>>
>> ****************************************************************************** 
>>
>>    Ping f=>  21.1.1.1
>> ****************************************************************************** 
>>
>>
>> root at cuttack> ping 21.1.1.1 interface ge-2/0/4.2345
>> PING 21.1.1.1 (21.1.1.1): 56 data bytes
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> root at cuttack:~ # tcpdump -i ge-2/0/4.2345 -s 1500
>> Listening on ge-2/0/4.2345, capture size 1500 bytes
>>
>> 09:58:38.787719 Out arp who-has 21.1.1.1 tell 21.1.1.2
>> 09:58:39.588860 Out arp who-has 21.1.1.1 tell 21.1.1.2
>> 09:58:40.388273 Out arp who-has 21.1.1.1 tell 21.1.1.2
>> 09:58:41.188860 Out arp who-has 21.1.1.1 tell 21.1.1.2
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> root at kochin% tcpdump -i ge-0/0/6.2345 -s 1500
>> Listening on ge-0/0/6.2345, capture size 1500 bytes
>>
>> arp who-has 21.1.1.1 tell 21.1.1.2
>> arp reply 21.1.1.1 is-at 80:71:1f:16:38:06
>> arp who-has 21.1.1.1 tell 21.1.1.2
>> arp reply 21.1.1.1 is-at 80:71:1f:16:38:06
>> arp who-has 21.1.1.1 tell 21.1.1.2
>> arp reply 21.1.1.1 is-at 80:71:1f:16:38:06
>> arp who-has 21.1.1.1 tell 21.1.1.2
>>
>> ****************************************************************************** 
>>
>>   Ping => 21.1.1.2
>> ****************************************************************************** 
>>
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> root at kochin> ping 21.1.1.2
>> PING 21.1.1.2 (21.1.1.2): 56 data bytes
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> root at kochin% tcpdump -i ge-0/0/6.2345 -s 1500
>>
>> IP 21.1.1.1 > 21.1.1.2: ICMP echo request, id 26512, seq 4, length 64
>> IP 21.1.1.1 > 21.1.1.2: ICMP echo request, id 26512, seq 5, length 64
>> IP 21.1.1.1 > 21.1.1.2: ICMP echo request, id 26512, seq 6, length 64
>> IP 21.1.1.1 > 21.1.1.2: ICMP echo request, id 26512, seq 7, length 64
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> root at cuttack:~ # tcpdump -i ge-2/0/4.2345 -s 1500
>>
>> Listening on ge-2/0/4.2345, capture size 1500 bytes
>>
>> ^C
>> 0 packets received by filter
>> 0 packets dropped by kernel
>>
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Anand
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Anand Beedi
>> o   +91 80 612 10427
>> m  +91 97396 77746
>> abeedi at juniper.net
>> www.juniper.net
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: juniper-nsp [mailto:juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On 
>> Behalf Of Alexander Marhold
>> Sent: Friday, October 7, 2016 20:46
>> To: ahebert at pubnix.net; juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Subject: Re: [j-nsp] Any sort of EVPN Success with: vMX 16.x and QFX5100
>>
>> Hi
>> As far as I know the paper deals with EVPN over VXLAN And As far as I 
>> know the vMX 16.1 does NOT support EVPN over VXLAN ( at least that I 
>> was told by some Juniper SEs and by the PLM manager for EVPN)
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Alexander
>> INDC
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: juniper-nsp [mailto:juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] Im 
>> Auftrag von Alain Hebert
>> Gesendet: Freitag, 7. Oktober 2016 16:24
>> An: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Betreff: [j-nsp] Any sort of EVPN Success with: vMX 16.x and QFX5100
>>
>>      Hi,
>>
>>      We've been working on a lab re-creating a Juniper whitepaper on 
>> the subject of EVPN, but we cannot figure out where we messed up =D
>>
>>      Everything show up correctly in the core, spines/leafs, but L2 
>> broadcast's are not propagated/managed as expected by the Core.
>>
>>          aka: cannot ping between test devices on access ports for 
>> the Tenant since ARP broadcast are not answered.
>>
>>      Anyone got any success?  Or do we have the wrong white paper?
>>
>>      Thank for your time.
>>
>> ------
>>
>>      PS: I wish Juniper would adopt the standard to list the devices 
>> and their firmware to those whitepapers.  Took 1/2 a day to figure 
>> out we needed 16.x for the vMX part of the equation. Oh and some peer 
>> review =D
>>
>>      White paper in question:
>>
>> https://www.juniper.net/assets/us/en/local/pdf/whitepapers/2000606-en.pdf
>>
>> -----
>> Alain Hebert                                ahebert at pubnix.net
>> PubNIX Inc.
>> 50 boul. St-Charles
>> P.O. Box 26770     Beaconsfield, Quebec     H9W 6G7
>> Tel: 514-990-5911  http://www.pubnix.net    Fax: 514-990-9443
>>
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