HP Intelligent Management Center v7.0 VAN Fabric Manager Administrator Guide

9 Managing EVI
Ethernet Virtual Interconnect (EVI) is a MAC-in-IP technology that provides Layer 2 connectivity
between distant Layer 2 network sites across an IP routed network.
EVI links between edge devices at different sites form an EVI network, as shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18 Network diagram
EVI deployment and maintenance
You can use VFM to deploy EVI networks and maintain basic EVI parameters. To tune EVI ISIS and
network optimization parameters such as ARP flooding suppression, you must use the CLI of each
EVI device.
This document describes EVI management from the following aspects:
• Basic device management
• Device-specific EVI management
• Unified EVI service management
• EVI link monitoring
For more information, see the EVI configuration guide for the managed devices.
Deployment procedure summary
Table 9 Deployment procedure summary
ReferencesRemarksStep
After importing EVI edge devices, you can synchronize
their EVI configuration to VFM's EVI module instead of
configuring EVI from scratch.
1. Import EVI edge devices
to VFM's EVI module.
• Importing devices
• Synchronizing EVI
configuration
Managing transport-facing
physical interfaces on a
device
N/A2. Enable EVI on
transport-facing physical
interfaces.
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