Reference v4.1.0 Instruction Manual

336 Network OS Command Reference

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interface ve

Configures a virtual Ethernet (VE) interface.

Synopsis interface ve vlan_id

no interface ve vlan_id

Operands vlan_id Specifies the corresponding VLAN interface that must already be

configured before the VE interface can be created. Refer to the Usage

Guidelines.

Defaults None

Command Modes RBridge ID configuration mode (for VCS)

Global configuration mode (for standalone

Description Use this command to configure a virtual Ethernet (VE) interface. Before you can configure a VE

interface, you must configure a VLAN interface. The corresponding VE interface must use the

same VLAN ID you used to configure the VLAN.

Usage Guidelines Enter no interface ve vlan_id to remove the VE interface. This will not remove the corresponding

VLAN interface.

CAUTION

If no RBridge ID is configured on the switch, deleting the VE interface will cause a spike in CPU

usage. To prevent this, configure an RBridge ID before deleting the VE interface.

On the Brocade VDX family of switches, VLANs are treated as interfaces from a configuration point

of view. By default, all the DCB ports are assigned to VLAN 1 (VLAN ID equals 1). Valid VLAN IDs

are as follows:

• On Brocade VDX 8770 switches: 1 through 4086 for 802.1Q VLANs (VLAN IDs 4087

through 4095 are reserved on these switches), and 4096 through 8191 for service or

transport VFs in a Virtual Fabrics context.

• On all other Brocade VDX switches: 1 through 3962 for 802.1Q VLANs (VLAN IDs 3963

through 4095 are reserved on these switches), and 4096 through 8191 for service or

transport VFs in a Virtual Fabrics context.

Examples The following example shows the steps needed to create a VE interface with the VLAN ID of 56 for

RBridge ID 11. This example is for a VCS environment, and assumes that the VLAN 56 interface

has already been created.

switch(config)# rbridge-id 11

switch(config-rbridge-id-11)# int ve 56