vxlan delete#

Description#

The delete sub-command under the tools vxlan command deletes VxLAN interfaces which name matches a user specified prefix or an exact name. The delete command is typically used to remove VxLAN interfaces created with create command.

Either --prefix or --name must be provided. The two flags are mutually exclusive.

Usage#

containerlab tools vxlan delete [local-flags]

Flags#

prefix#

Set a prefix with --prefix | -p flag. The VxLAN interfaces which name is matched by the prefix will be deleted. Default prefix is vx- which is matched the default prefix used by create command.

name#

Set an exact interface name with --name | -n flag. Exactly one VxLAN interface with the given name will be deleted. If no interface with that name exists, or if an interface with that name exists but is not a VxLAN, the command returns an error.

Examples#

# delete all VxLAN interfaces created by containerlab
❯ clab tools vxlan create delete
INFO[0000] Deleting VxLAN link vx-srl_e1-1

# delete a single VxLAN interface by its exact name
❯ clab tools vxlan delete --name vx-srl-e1-1
INFO[0000] Deleting VxLAN link vx-srl-e1-1