Cisco APIC Layer 3 Networking Configuration Guide, Release 6.2(x)

Verify remote leaf resiliency configurations by using the CLI

Updated: April 17, 2026

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Use this procedure to verify the BGP L2VPN EVPN, VPNv4, and VPNv6 sessions on each switch in a remote leaf resiliency group. Successful verification confirms full-mesh connectivity among the remote leaf switches.

Six remote leaf switches in a remote leaf resiliency group

The example topology contains six switches configured in one remote leaf resiliency group.

Procedure

Run the show bgp l2vpn evpn summary vrf all command to verify the full-mesh BGP L2VPN EVPN sessions among all the remote leaf switches.

Example:

Switch1# show bgp l2vpn evpn summary vrf all
                        BGP summary information for VRF overlay-1, address family L2VPN EVPN
                        BGP router identifier 105.1.1.1, local AS number 100
                        BGP table version is 254997, L2VPN EVPN config peers 5, capable peers 5
                        117325 network entries and 130831 paths using 22327320 bytes of memory
                        BGP attribute entries [2374/493792], BGP AS path entries [0/0]
                        BGP community entries [0/0], BGP clusterlist entries [1/4]
                        Neighbor        V    AS MsgRcvd MsgSent   TblVer  InQ OutQ Up/Down  State/PfxRcd
                        209.165.200.230      4   100  130445     291   254997    0    0 01:43:11 13908
                        209.165.200.226      4   100  149893     291   254997    0    0 01:43:11 8402
                        209.165.200.228      4   100     218     169   254997    0    0 01:43:02 1
                        209.165.200.229      4   100   69471     208   254997    0    0 01:30:49 30399
                        209.165.200.227      4   100    3505     291   254997    0    0 01:43:10 201

Run the show bgp vpn unicast summary vrf overlay command to verify the full-mesh BGP VPNv4 and VPNv6 sessions among all the remote leaf switches.

Example:

leaf5# show bgp vpnv4 unicast summary vrf overlay-1
                        BGP summary information for VRF overlay-1, address family VPNv4 Unicast
                        BGP router identifier 105.1.1.1, local AS number 100
                        BGP table version is 115527, VPNv4 Unicast config peers 7, capable peers 7
                        31202 network entries and 40403 paths using 5165136 bytes of memory
                        BGP attribute entries [1400/291200], BGP AS path entries [0/0]
                        BGP community entries [0/0], BGP clusterlist entries [1/4]
                        Neighbor           V    AS MsgRcvd MsgSent   TblVer  InQ OutQ Up/Down  State/PfxRcd
                        11.1.1.165         4   100   57163     249   115527    0    0 01:45:33 400  >>>  This is session with spine 1
                        11.1.1.240         4   100   57724     249   115527    0    0 01:45:34 400  >>> This is session with spine 2
                        209.165.200.230    4   100  130447     293   115527    0    0 01:45:37 2400
                        209.165.200.226    4   100  149895     293   115527    0    0 01:45:38 2400
                        209.165.200.228    4   100     220     171   115527    0    0 01:45:29 0
                        209.165.200.229    4   100   69723     210   115527    0    0 01:33:16 4400
                        209.165.200.227    4   100    3507     293   115527    0    0 01:45:37 0

leaf5# show bgp vpnv6 unicast summary vrf overlay-1
                        BGP summary information for VRF overlay-1, address family VPNv6 Unicast
                        BGP router identifier 105.1.1.1, local AS number 100
                        BGP table version is 101009, VPNv6 Unicast config peers 7, capable peers 7
                        26895 network entries and 31990 paths using 4779900 bytes of memory
                        BGP attribute entries [1200/249600], BGP AS path entries [0/0]
                        BGP community entries [0/0], BGP clusterlist entries [1/4]
                        Neighbor           V    AS MsgRcvd MsgSent   TblVer  InQ OutQ Up/Down  State/PfxRcd
                        11.1.1.165         4   100   57164     250   101009    0    0 01:46:04 200
                        11.1.1.240         4   100   57725     250   101009    0    0 01:46:04 200
                        209.165.200.230    4   100  130448     294   101009    0    0 01:46:08 2400
                        209.165.200.226    4   100  149896     294   101009    0    0 01:46:08 2400
                        209.165.200.228    4   100     221     172   101009    0    0 01:45:59 0
                        209.165.200.229    4   100   69733     211   101009    0    0 01:33:46 2810
                        209.165.200.227    4   100    3508     294   101009    0    0 01:46:08 0

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