HP MSR2000/3000/4000 Router Series Interface Command Reference

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reliability of the connection. For example, you can configure a loopback interface as the source interface
for establishing an FTP connection or use the loopback interface address as the Router ID in BGP.
Examples
# Create interface loopback 1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface loopback 1
[Sysname-LoopBack1]
interface null
Use interface null to enter null interface view.
Syntax
interface null 0
Default
A device has only one null interface (Null 0), which cannot be created or deleted.
Views
System view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
0: Specifies interface Null 0. The null interface number is fixed at 0.
Examples
# Enter Null 0 interface view.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface null 0
[Sysname-NULL0]
reset counters interface loopback
Use reset counters interface loopback to clear the statistics on the specified or all loopback interfaces.
Syntax
reset counters interface loopback [ interface-number ]
Views
User view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
interface-number: Specifies a loopback interface by its number, which can be the number of any existing
loopback interface. If you do not specify the interface-number argument, the command clears the
statistics on all loopback interfaces.