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350-601 · Question #361

An engineer must optimize ARP responses and reduce unnecessary ARP broadcasts over the VXLAN/EVPN fabric. Which action accomplishes these tasks?

The correct answer is B. Configure suppress-arp within the VXLAN VNI configuration under the VTEP NVE interface. Configuring ARP suppression within the VXLAN VNI under the VTEP NVE interface optimizes ARP responses and significantly reduces unnecessary ARP broadcasts across the VXLAN/EVPN fabric.

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Question

An engineer must optimize ARP responses and reduce unnecessary ARP broadcasts over the VXLAN/EVPN fabric. Which action accomplishes these tasks?

Options

  • AConfigure ip proxy-arp within the VXLAN VNI configuration under the VTEP NVE interface.
  • BConfigure suppress-arp within the VXLAN VNI configuration under the VTEP NVE interface.
  • CConfigure ip proxy-arp under the VLAN SVI associated with the VXLAN VNI.
  • DConfigure suppress-arp under the VLAN SVI associated with the VXLAN VNI.

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  • A
    12% (6)
  • B
    76% (39)
  • C
    8% (4)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

Configuring ARP suppression within the VXLAN VNI under the VTEP NVE interface optimizes ARP responses and significantly reduces unnecessary ARP broadcasts across the VXLAN/EVPN fabric.

AConfigure ip proxy-arp within the VXLAN VNI configuration under the VTEP NVE interface.

Configuring `ip proxy-arp` within the VXLAN VNI is not the standard or effective method for optimizing ARP over VXLAN; proxy ARP typically serves a different purpose of answering ARPs on behalf of hosts on other subnets.

BConfigure suppress-arp within the VXLAN VNI configuration under the VTEP NVE interface.Correct

When `suppress-arp` is enabled on a VXLAN VNI, the VTEP caches IP-to-MAC address mappings. Upon receiving an ARP request for a known IP address, the VTEP directly responds from its cache, preventing the ARP request from being flooded across the VXLAN overlay and minimizing broadcast traffic.

CConfigure ip proxy-arp under the VLAN SVI associated with the VXLAN VNI.

Configuring `ip proxy-arp` under the VLAN SVI is generally for traditional IP routing scenarios and does not directly provide the ARP optimization benefits for VXLAN/EVPN fabrics that ARP suppression does.

DConfigure suppress-arp under the VLAN SVI associated with the VXLAN VNI.

Configuring `suppress-arp` under the VLAN SVI associated with the VXLAN VNI is an incorrect command placement; ARP suppression for VXLAN is specifically configured within the NVE interface under the VNI configuration.

Concept tested: VXLAN EVPN ARP Suppression

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/nx-os/nexus9000/102x/configuration/evpn/cisco-nexus-9000-series-nx-os-evpn-configuration-guide-102x.html

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#VXLAN#EVPN#ARP Suppression#Network Optimization

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