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Cisco ME 3800X and ME 3600X Switch Command Reference
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vpn id
vpn id
To configure the virtual private network (VPN) number for a virtual forwarding infrastructure (VFI)
interface, use the vpn id command in VFI configuration mode. To remove the VPN ID from the VFI, use
the no form of this command.
vpn id vpn-number
no vpn id vpn-number
Syntax Description
Defaults The VPN ID is not configured.
Command Modes VFI configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines You create a VFI and enter VFI configuration mode by entering the l2 vfi global configuration command.
You must enter a VPN ID to configure the VFI. Some VFI configuration mode keywords are not visible
until you enter a VPN ID. When you enter a vpn id vpn-number, these additional VFI configuration
commands are available:
• neighbor remote-peer-IP-address encapsulation mpls: configures the IP address of the remote peer
to become a member of the VPLS configured by the VFI and sets the MPLS encapsulation type.
• shutdown: shuts down the VFI interface.
The switch supports a total of 26 VPN routing and forwarding instances (VRFs) and VPNs.
You can verify the configuration by entering the show vfi user EXEC command.
Examples This example shows how to configure a VPLS (VFI abc) on a provider edge (PE) switch and assign it to
VPN 123:
Switch(config)# l2 vfi abc manual
Switch(config-vfi)# vpn id 123
Switch(config-vfi)# neighbor 20.0.0.1 encapsulation mpls
Switch(config-vfi)# exit
Related Commands
vpn-number The VPN ID for the VFI interface to use. The range is from 1 to 4294967295.
Release Modification
12.2(52)EY This command was introduced.
Command Description
l2 vfi Creates a VFI and enters VFI configuration mode.
show vfi Displays information about a VFI.
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