enable virtual-router

enable virtual-router vrf-name

Description

Enables a VRF.

Note

This command does not affect virtual routers.

Syntax Description


`vrf-name`	Specifies the name of the VR or VRF instance.

Default

Enabled.

Usage Guidelines

This command is used to administratively enable or disable a VRF. The VRF specific commands are still accepted and retained by the switch. This configuration has an operational impact on the VRF.

When you enable a VRF, the software does the following:

Enables Layer 3 protocols for the VRF.
Marks static routes as active and adds them to the hardware forwarding tables.

Example

The following example enables VRF "vrf1":

enable virtual-router vrf1

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 12.5.

Platform Availability

This command is available on ExtremeSwitching X435, X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X620, X670-G2, X690, X695, X870, 5320, 5420, and 5520 series switches.