Concept Guide

Dell EMC Networking OS supports Inter-VLAN routing (Layer 3 routing in VLANs). You can add IP addresses to VLANs and use them in
routing protocols in the same manner that physical interfaces are used. For more information about conguring dierent routing protocols,
refer to the chapters on the specic protocol.
A consideration for including VLANs in routing protocols is that you must congure the no shutdown command. (For routing trac to
ow, you must enable the VLAN.)
NOTE: You cannot assign an IP address to the default VLAN, which is VLAN 1 (by default). To assign another VLAN ID to the
default VLAN, use the default vlan-id vlan-id command.
To assign an IP address to an interface, use the following command.
• Congure an IP address and mask on the interface.
INTERFACE mode
ip address ip-address mask [secondary]
– ip-address mask: enter an address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D). The mask must be in slash format (/24).
– secondary: the IP address is the interface’s backup IP address. You can congure up to eight secondary IP addresses.
Example of a Conguration for a VLAN Participating in an OSPF Process
interface Vlan 10
ip address 1.1.1.2/24
tagged TenGigabitEthernet 2/2-2/13
tagged TenGigabitEthernet 5/1
ip ospf authentication-key force10
ip ospf cost 1
ip ospf dead-interval 60
ip ospf hello-interval 15
no shutdown
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Loopback Interfaces
A Loopback interface is a virtual interface in which the software emulates an interface. Packets routed to it are processed locally.
Because this interface is not a physical interface, you can congure routing protocols on this interface to provide protocol stability. You can
place Loopback interfaces in default Layer 3 mode.
To congure, view, or delete a Loopback interface, use the following commands.
• Enter a number as the Loopback interface.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface loopback number
The range is from 0 to 16383.
• View Loopback interface congurations.
EXEC mode
show interface loopback number
• Delete a Loopback interface.
CONFIGURATION mode
no interface loopback number
Many of the commands supported on physical interfaces are also supported on a Loopback interface.
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Interfaces