5
Creating a VPN instance
A VPN instance is a collection of the VPN membership and routing rules of its associated site. A VPN
instance might correspond to more than one VPN.
To create and configure a VPN instance:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Create a VPN instance and
enter VPN instance view.
ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
By default, no VPN instances
exist.
3.
Configure an RD for the VPN
instance.
route-distinguisher
route-distinguisher
By default, no RD is configured for
a VPN instance.
4.
(Optional.) Configure a
description for the VPN
instance.
description text
By default, no description is
configured for a VPN instance.
5.
(Optional.) Configure a VPN
ID for the VPN instance.
vpn-id vpn-id
By default, no VPN ID is
configured for a VPN instance.
Associating a VPN instance with an interface
After creating and configuring a VPN instance, associate the VPN instance with the interface
connected to the CE.
To associate a VPN instance with an interface:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter interface view.
interface interface-type
interface-number
N/A
3.
Associate a VPN instance
with the interface.
ip binding vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
By default, an interface is not
associated with a VPN instance
and belongs to the public network.
The
ip binding vpn-instance
command deletes the IP address
of the current interface. You must
reconfigure an IP address for the
interface after configuring the
command.
Configuring route related attributes for a VPN instance
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter VPN instance
view or VPN instance
IPv4 VPN view.
•
Enter VPN instance view:
ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
•
Enter VPN instance IPv4 VPN
view:
a. ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
Configurations made in VPN
instance view apply to both IPv4
VPN and IPv6 VPN.
IPv4 VPN prefers the
configurations in VPN instance
IPv4 VPN view over the
configurations in VPN instance
