Heavy Networking 696: EVPN Fundamentals (And Some VXLAN) With Tony Bourke

EVPN/VXLAN is our topic on today’s Heavy Networking. What is it? What’s it for? Should you deploy it? Since you’ve probably already got a network, how do you add EVPN to it? Can you just turn it on, or do you need special hardware? How does EVPN impact your security design? And what are the fundamentals for engineers trying to understand how packets flow around an EVPN-based network? Our guest today is making a repeat Heavy Networking appearance, Tony Bourke. Tony is an IT and skydiving instructor (presumably not at the same time). We discuss: * The what and why of EVPN and VXLAN * Why they often get paired together * Software and hardware support * Problems they’re meant to solve * When you don’t need EVPN * How to build an EVPN fabric * Training and learning resources Sponsor: Paessler You probably don’t think about infrastructure monitoring often, but it’s one of your most important decisions as an IT professional. Get your monitoring hosted in the cloud with Paessler PRTG Hosted Monitor, now with 50% off monthly subscriptions for new customers for the first three months. Go to Prtg.com and use the promo code “packetpushers.” Show Links: Troubleshooting EVPN with Arista EOS (Control Plane Edition) – Tony Bourke The Network Automation Journey Podcast – Tony Bourke Data Center Overlords – Tony’s blog Intro To EVPN (10 video series) – Packet Pushers YouTube