IES Command Reference
Page 362 7705 SAR OS Services Guide
address
Syntax address {ip-address/mask | ip-address netmask}
no address 
Context config>service>ies>interface
Description This command assigns an IP address and IP subnet to an IES IP interface. Only one IP address can be 
associated with an IP interface.
An IP address must be assigned to each IP interface. An IP address and a mask combine to create a 
local IP prefix. The defined IP prefix must be unique within the context of the routing instance. The 
IP prefix cannot overlap with other existing IP prefixes defined as local subnets on other IP interfaces 
in the same routing context within the 7705 SAR.
The IP address for the interface can be entered in either CIDR (classless inter-domain routing) 
notation or traditional dotted-decimal notation. Show commands display CIDR notation and are 
stored in configuration files.
By default, no IP address or subnet association exists on an IP interface until it is explicitly created.
The no form of the command removes the IP address assignment from the IP interface. The no form 
of this command can only be performed when the IP interface is administratively shut down. Shutting 
down the IP interface brings the interface operationally down.
Default no address
Parameters ip-address — the IP address of the IP interface. The ip-address portion of the address command 
specifies the IP host address that will be used by the IP interface within the subnet. This address 
must be unique within the subnet and specified in dotted-decimal notation. 
Values 1.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255
/ — the forward slash is a parameter delimiter that separates the ip-address portion of the IP address 
from the mask that defines the scope of the local subnet. No spaces are allowed between the 
ip-address, the “/”, and the mask parameter. If a forward slash does not immediately follow the 
ip-address, a dotted-decimal mask must follow the prefix.
mask — the subnet mask length when the IP prefix is specified in CIDR notation. When the IP prefix 
is specified in CIDR notation, a forward slash (/) separates the ip-address from the mask 
parameter. The mask parameter indicates the number of bits used for the network portion of the 
IP address; the remainder of the IP address is used to determine the host portion of the IP address. 
Values 1 to 32 (mask length of 32 is reserved for system IP addresses)
netmask — the subnet mask in dotted-decimal notation
Values 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 (network bits all 1 and host bits all 0)