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A-104 Dell PowerVault 720N, 740N, and 760N System Administrator and Command Reference Guide
NAME
vif - create and destroy virtual interfaces
SYNOPSIS
vif create [
vif
_
name
]
interface
_
name
...
vif destroy
vif
_
name
vif stat vif _ name [ interval ]
DESCRIPTION
The vif command creates and eliminates virtual interfaces. It also displays statis-
tics for a specified virtual interface.
The vif create command creates a virtual interface. The name of the virtual inter-
face to be created is specified as vif
n
, where
n
is a number. Make sure that the
specified virtual interface name is not already in use. Use the ifconfig command
to check and see what virtual interface names are being used.
You can specify up to four Ethernet interfaces in the command. The interfaces do
not have to be on the same network card. However, some Ethernet switches or
routers require that all Ethernet interfaces forming a virtual interface be either
half-duplex or full-duplex. Check the documentation that comes with your Ether-
net switch or router to see whether you need to configure the filer Ethernet
interfaces to be half-duplex or full-duplex.
The vif destroy command eliminates an existing virtual interface. You must con-
figure the virtual interface down using the ifconfig command before entering the
vif destroy command.
The vif stat command displays the number of packets received and transmitted
on each Ethernet interface that makes up the virtual interface. You can specify
the time interval, in seconds, at which the statistics are displayed. By default, the
statistics are displayed at one-second intervals.
EXAMPLES
The following example creates a virtual interface:
filer> vif vif1 create e0 e7a e6b e8
The following example eliminates virtual interface 1:
filer> vif destroy vif1
vif