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interface ve
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interface ve
Configures a virtual Ethernet (VE) interface.
Synopsis interface ve vlan_id
no interface ve vlan_id
Operands vlan_id Specifies the corresponding VLAN interface that must already be
configured before the VE interface can be created. Refer to the Usage
Guidelines.
Defaults None
Command Modes RBridge ID configuration mode (for VCS)
Global configuration mode (for standalone
Description Use this command to configure a virtual Ethernet (VE) interface. Before you can configure a VE
interface, you must configure a VLAN interface. The corresponding VE interface must use the
same VLAN ID you used to configure the VLAN.
Usage Guidelines Enter no interface ve vlan_id to remove the VE interface. This will not remove the corresponding
VLAN interface.
CAUTION
If no RBridge ID is configured on the switch, deleting the VE interface will cause a spike in CPU
usage. To prevent this, configure an RBridge ID before deleting the VE interface.
On the Brocade VDX family of switches, VLANs are treated as interfaces from a configuration point
of view. By default, all the DCB ports are assigned to VLAN 1 (VLAN ID equals 1). Valid VLAN IDs
are as follows:
• On Brocade VDX 8770 switches: 1 through 4086 for 802.1Q VLANs (VLAN IDs 4087
through 4095 are reserved on these switches), and 4096 through 8191 for service or
transport VFs in a Virtual Fabrics context.
• On all other Brocade VDX switches: 1 through 3962 for 802.1Q VLANs (VLAN IDs 3963
through 4095 are reserved on these switches), and 4096 through 8191 for service or
transport VFs in a Virtual Fabrics context.
Examples The following example shows the steps needed to create a VE interface with the VLAN ID of 56 for
RBridge ID 11. This example is for a VCS environment, and assumes that the VLAN 56 interface
has already been created.
switch(config)# rbridge-id 11
switch(config-rbridge-id-11)# int ve 56
See Also interface; interface vlan