Configuring a VSI interface

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter VSI interface view.

interface vsi-interface vsi-interface-id

N/A

3. Assign a MAC address to the VSI interface.

mac-address mac-address

By default, all VSI interfaces on a device use a fixed MAC address. The MAC addresses of VSI interfaces on different devices are different.

4. Configure the description of the VSI interface.

description text

The default description of a VSI interface is interface-name plus Interface (for example, Vsi-interface100 Interface).

5. Set the MTU for the VSI interface.

mtu mtu-value

The default MTU of a VSI interface is 1444 bytes.

Make sure the MTU is a minimum of 36 bytes less than the MTU of the physical outgoing interface.

6. Set the expected bandwidth for the VSI interface.

bandwidth bandwidth-value

The default expected bandwidth (in kbps) equals the interface baud rate divided by 1000.

7. Restore the default settings on the interface.

default

N/A

8. Set an ARP packet sending rate limit for the VSI interface.

arp send-rate pps

By default, the ARP packet sending rate is not limited for a VSI interface.

9. Bring up the interface.

undo shutdown

By default, a VSI interface is not manually shut down.