Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 428

• Configure 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 configure up to eight secondary IP addresses. Example of a Configuration for a VLAN Participating in an OSPF Process interface Vlan 10 ip address 1.1.1.2/24 tagged TenGigabitEthernet 2/2-13 tagged TenGigabitEthernet 5/0 ip ospf authentication-key force10 ip ospf cost 1 ip ospf dead-interval 60 ip ospf hello-interval 15 no shutdown ! 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 configure routing protocols on this interface to provide protocol stability. You can place Loopback interfaces in default Layer 3 mode. To configure, 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 configurations. 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. Null Interfaces The Null interface is another virtual interface. There is only one Null interface. It is always up, but no traffic is transmitted through this interface. To enter INTERFACE mode of the Null interface, use the following command. • Enter INTERFACE mode of the Null interface. CONFIGURATION mode interface null 0 The only configurable command in INTERFACE mode of the Null interface is the ip unreachable command. Interfaces 428