Administrator Guide
Table 106. Load VRF CAM
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Load CAM memory for the VRF
feature.
feature vrf
CONFIGURATION
After you load VRF CAM, CLI parameters that allow you to congure non-default VRFs are made available on the system.
Creating a Non-Default VRF Instance
VRF is enabled by default on the switch and supports up to 512 VRF instances: 1 to 512 and the default VRF (0).
Table 107. Creating a Non-Default VRF Instance
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Create a non-default VRF instance by
specifying a name and VRF ID number, and
enter VRF conguration mode.
ip vrf vrf-name vrf-id VRF ID
range: 1 to 512 and 0 (default VRF)
CONFIGURATION
Assigning an Interface to a VRF
You must enter the ip vrf forwarding command before you congure the IP address or any other setting on an interface.
NOTE
: You can congure an IP address or subnet on a physical or VLAN interface that overlaps the same IP address or subnet
congured on another interface only if the interfaces are assigned to dierent VRFs. If two interfaces are assigned to the same
VRF, you cannot congure overlapping IP subnets or the same IP address on them.
Table 108. Assigning an Interface to a VRF
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Assign an interface to a VRF instance.
ip vrf forwarding vrf-name
INTERFACE
Assigning a Front-end Port to a Management VRF
Starting in 9.7(0.0) release, you can assign a front-end port to a management VRF and make the port to act as a host interface.
NOTE
: You cannot assign loop-back and port-channel interfaces to a management port.
To assign a front-end port to a management VRF, perform the following steps:
Table 109. Assigning a Front-end port to a Management VRF
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Enter the front-end interface that you want
to assign to a management interface.
interface tengigabitethernet
1/1/1
CONFIGURATION
Assign the interface to management VRF.
NOTE: Before assigning a front-end
port to a management VRF, ensure
that no IP address is congured on
the interface.
ip vrf forwarding management
INTERFACE CONFIGURATION
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