From: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH pve-docs v6 16/17] sdn: zones: document the MTU taken from the underlay interface
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2026 11:03:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261105100316.449163-17-h.laimer@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261105100316.449163-1-h.laimer@proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer@proxmox.com>
---
pvesdn.adoc | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pvesdn.adoc b/pvesdn.adoc
index 407986901ff2..24d4f967cf4d 100644
--- a/pvesdn.adoc
+++ b/pvesdn.adoc
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ SDN Fabric:: Instead of manually defining all the peers, use a
xref:pvesdn_config_fabrics[Fabric] for automatically generating the peer list.
MTU:: Because VXLAN encapsulation uses 50 bytes, the MTU needs to be 50 bytes
- lower than the outgoing physical interface.
+ lower than the outgoing physical interface. Optional, defaults to the MTU
+ configured on the interface holding this node's peer address minus 50 bytes.
+ Without such an interface or MTU, it defaults to 1450.
[[pvesdn_zone_plugin_evpn]]
@@ -369,7 +371,9 @@ Route-target Import:: Allows you to import a list of external EVPN route
MTU:: Because VXLAN encapsulation uses 50 bytes, the MTU needs to be 50 bytes
less than the maximal MTU of the outgoing physical interface. Optional,
- defaults to 1450.
+ defaults to the MTU configured on the interface holding this node's address
+ from the controller's peers minus 50 bytes. Without such an interface or MTU,
+ it defaults to 1450.
[[pvesdn_config_vnet]]
@@ -1762,7 +1766,8 @@ The example assumes a cluster with three nodes, with the node IP addresses
192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3.
Create a VXLAN zone named `myvxlanzone` and add all IPs from the nodes to the
-peer address list. Use the default MTU of 1450 or configure accordingly.
+peer address list. Leave the MTU unset or configure accordingly. Without an MTU
+configured on the interfaces holding these addresses, the zone uses 1450.
----
ID: myvxlanzone
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-05 10:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-05 10:02 [PATCH container/docs/manager/network/proxmox{,-perl-rs,-ve-rs}/qemu-server v6 00/17] sdn: implement DHCP for all zones using eBPF Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH proxmox v6 01/17] network-types: mac address: add an accessor for the bytes Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH proxmox v6 02/17] ebpf: dhcp: add the per-tap DHCPv4 responder program Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH proxmox v6 03/17] ebpf: dhcp: add the subsystem that loads the responder and keeps its records Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH proxmox-perl-rs v6 04/17] pve-rs: sdn: add bindings for the eBPF DHCP responder Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-network v6 05/17] sdn: zones: take the VXLAN and EVPN MTU from the underlay interface Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-network v6 06/17] sdn: dhcp: make the lease time configurable per subnet Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-network v6 07/17] sdn: dhcp: require a backend only if a zone on this node uses it Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-network v6 08/17] sdn: dhcp: add an eBPF backend answering on each guest interface Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-network v6 09/17] sdn: zones: report interface plugs and unplugs to the DHCP backends Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-network v6 10/17] sdn: zones: allow the ebpf DHCP backend on every zone type Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH qemu-server v6 11/17] network: sdn: keep the DHCP backends current on guest NICs Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-container v6 12/17] net: report NIC plugs and removals to the SDN DHCP backends Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-manager v6 13/17] ui: sdn: add zone DHCP backend selector and subnet DHCP options Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-manager v6 14/17] sdn: bring up the DHCP backends at boot before the guests start Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH proxmox-ve-rs v6 15/17] ve-config: sdn: add the ebpf dhcp backend Hannes Laimer
2026-11-05 10:03 ` Hannes Laimer [this message]
2026-11-05 10:03 ` [PATCH pve-docs v6 17/17] sdn: dhcp: add eBPF backend section Hannes Laimer
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