# EVPN on Cisco IOS/XE: Configuration Notes

DevFeed: [EVPN on Cisco IOS/XE: Configuration Notes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/evpn-on-cisco-ios-xe-configuration-notes-11321.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/02/evpn-cisco-ios/>)

Published: 2026-02-12T06:41:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [evpn](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/evpn.md>), [VXLAN](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vxlan.md>), [Cisco](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cisco.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [BGP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bgp.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>)

Tags: [bgp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bgp.md>), [cisco](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cisco.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [evpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evpn.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [vxlan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vxlan.md>)

## AI overview

Configuration notes for implementing EVPN over VXLAN on Cisco IOS/XE devices supported by netlab. The article reports software-version requirements, device-specific behavior, and configuration issues involving MAC VRFs, bridge domains, BGP host reachability, IRB, and EBGP next-hop handling.

## Source excerpt

After reading the L2 Vxlan On Catalyst blog post, I decided to add EVPN configuration templates to netlab-supported Cisco IOS/XE devices. It wasn't the easiest EVPN implementation I encountered; here's what I learned (hoping you'll find it helpful). Starting with the trivial hiccups: Read more ...