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rd (route distinguisher)
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rd (route distinguisher)
Distinguishes a route for VRF.
Synopsis rd admin-value:arbitrary-value
Operands admin-value The administrative number assigned to the route. This can be a local ASN
number or an IP address. The ASN number can be either a 2-byte number
(from 0 through 65535) or a 4-byte number (from 0 through 4294967295).
arbitrary-value An arbitrary number you choose. The range of valid values is from 0
through 65535 if the ASN is 2 byte, or from 0 through 4294967295 if the
ASN is 4 byte.
Defaults None
Command Modes VRF configuration mode
Description Use this command to distinguish a route to which the VRF belongs. The command allows the same
IP address to be used in different VPNs without creating any conflicts. The Route Distinguisher
parameter can be either ASN-relative or IP address-relative.
Usage Guidelines Once the Route Distinguisher is configured for a VRF it cannot be changed or deleted.
To remove the Route Distinguisher, you must delete the VRF.
Examples To configure Route Distinguisher:
switch# configure terminal
Entering configuration mode terminal
switch(config)# rbridge-id 53
switch(config-rbridge-id-53)# vrf red
switch(config-vrf-red)# rd 101:101
To remove Route Distinguisher, remove the VRF.
switch(config-vrf-red)# no vrf red
See Also vrf, ip router-id