Bridging CLI Reference

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CLI commands for configuring and monitoring Layer 2 bridging and Layer 3 integrated routing and bridging (IRB) on vEdge routers.

Bridging Configuration Commands

Use the following commands to configure bridging on a vEdge router.

bridge bridge-id
  age-time seconds
  interface interface-name
    description "text description"
    native-vlan
    [no] shutdown
    static-mac-address mac-address
  max-macs number
  name text
  vlan number

Bridging Monitoring Commands

Use the following commands to monitor Layer 2 bridging on a vEdge router:

clear bridge mac— Clear the MAC addresses that the vEdge router has learned.
clear bridge statistics—Clear the bridging statistics.
show bridge interface—List information about the interfaces on which bridging is configured.
show bridge mac—List the MAC addresses that the vEdge router has learned.
show bridge table—List the information in the bridge forwarding table.

IRB Configuration Commands

Use the following commands to configure IRB within a VPN on a vEdge router:

vpn vpn-id
  interface irbnumber
    access-list acl-list
    arp
      ip address ip-address mac mac-address
    arp-timeout seconds
    autonegotiate
    clear-dont-fragment
    description "text description"
    dhcp-server (on vEdge routers only)
      address-pool prefix/length
      exclude ip-address
      lease-time minutes
      max-leases number
      offer-time minutes
      options
        default-gateway ip-address
        dns-servers ip-address
        domain-name domain-name
        interface-mtu mtu
        tftp-servers ip-address
      static-lease mac-address 
    ip address address/subnet    
    mac-address mac-address    
    mtu bytes 
    [no] shutdown
    tcp-mss-adjust bytes

IRB Monitoring Commands

Use the following commands to monitor IRB:

show interface—List information about the interfaces on which IRB is enabled.

Additional Information

Configuring Bridging and IRB