Users Guide

Table 117. 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 congure 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 118. 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 conguration 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 congure the IP address or any other setting on an interface.
NOTE
: You can congure an IP address or subnet on a physical or VLAN interface that overlaps the same IP address or subnet
congured on another interface only if the interfaces are assigned to dierent VRFs. If two interfaces are assigned to the same
VRF, you cannot congure overlapping IP subnets or the same IP address on them.
Table 119. 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 120. 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 congured on
the interface.
ip vrf forwarding management
INTERFACE CONFIGURATION
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