Configuring VRF-Aware Services
VRF-aware services are implemented in platform-independent modules. VRF provides multiple routing
instances in Cisco IOS. Each platform has its own limit on the number of VRFs it supports.
VRF-aware services have the following characteristics:
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Configuring the User Interface for ARP
To configure VRF-aware services for ARP, perform this task:
Command
Switch# show ip arp vrf vrf-name
Switch(config)# arp vrf vrf-name
ip-address mac-address ARPA
Configuring the User Interface for PING
To perform a VRF-aware ping, perform this task:
Command
Switch# ping vrf vrf-name ip-host
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The user can ping a host in a user-specified VRF.
ARP entries are learned in separate VRFs. The user can display Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
entries for specific VRFs.
ARP
Ping
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
Syslog
Traceroute
FTP and TFTP
Telnet and SSH
NTP
Purpose
Displays the ARP table (static and dynamic entries) in the specified
VRF.
Creates a static ARP entry in the specified VRF.
Purpose
Pings an IP host or address in the specified VRF.
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