Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Ethernet Commands
vrf context
vrf context
To create a virtual routing and forwarding instance (VRF) and enter VRF configuration mode, use the
vrf context command. To remove a VRF entry, use the no form of this command.
vrf context {name | management}
no vrf context {name | management}
Syntax Description
Command Default None
Command Modes Configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines When you enter the VRF configuration mode, the following commands are available:
• exit—Exits from the current command mode.
• ip—Enables configuration of IP features.
Additional commands available in IP configuration mode:
– domain-list—Adds additional domain names.
– domain-lookup—Enables or disables DNS lookup.
– domain-name—Specifies the default domain name.
– host—Adds an entry to the IP hostname table
– name-server—Specifies the IP address of a DNS name server
– route—Adds route information by specifying IP addresses of the next hop servers.
• no—Negates a command or set its defaults.
• shutdown—Shuts down the current VRF context.
Examples This example shows how to enter VRF context mode:
switch(config)# vrf context management
switch(config-vrf)#
name Name of the VRF.
management Specifies a configurable VRF name.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.