Multihoming in a BGP EVPN VXLAN Fabric Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 26.x.x and Later

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Restrictions for EVPN multihoming in all-active mode

Updated: April 10, 2026

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Overview

Lists the unsupported platforms and describes the restrictions for EVPN multihoming in all-active mode.

This section lists the deployment restrictions for multihoming in all-active mode.

  • EVPN multihoming is not supported on Cisco Catalyst 9500-X series switches, Catalyst 9600 Supervisor 2, Cisco C9350 series smart switches, and Cisco C9610 series smart switches.

  • Combined mode with StackWise Virtual and EVPN multihoming on single switch is not supported on Cisco Catalyst 9400 series switches, Cisco Catalyst 9500-High Performance series switches, and Cisco Catalyst 9600 series switches.

  • EVPN multihoming for non-fabric and fabric networks with IPv6-only underlay network is not supported.

  • EVPN multihoming is not supported with Layer 2 leaf mode in centralized gateway mode fabric deployments.

  • EVPN multihoming In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) from a release prior to Cisco IOS XE 17.18.2 is not supported on Cisco Catalyst 9400 series and Cisco Catalyst 9600 series modular platforms with redundant supervisors.

  • Anycast gateway (global or VRF-enabled) SVI with First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) protocol is not supported.

  • Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP) on Layer 2 Ethernet segment ports is not supported.

  • Private VLAN (PVLAN) on Layer 2 Ethernet segment ports is not supported.

  • DHCP snooping and ARP inspection on VLAN IDs mapped on logical Ethernet Segment EtherChannel trunk port is not supported.