Associating a vpn instance with an interface – H3C Technologies H3C S6800 Series Switches User Manual

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Step Command

Remarks

4.

(Optional.) Configure a
description for the VPN

instance.

description text

By default, no description is
configured for a VPN instance.
The description should contain the
VPN instance's related

information, such as its relationship

with a certain VPN.

5.

(Optional.) Configure an ID
for the VPN instance.

vpn-id vpn-id

By default, no 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 MCE's interface

connected to the site and the interface connected to the PE.
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, no VPN instance is
associated with an interface.
The ip binding vpn-instance
command clears the IP address of

the interface. Therefore,

re-configure an IP address for the
interface after configuring this

command.

Configuring route related attributes for a VPN instance

VPN routes are controlled and advertised on a PE by using the following process:

1.

When a VPN route learned from a CE gets redistributed into BGP, BGP associates it with a route
target extended community attribute list, which is usually the export target attribute of the VPN

instance associated with the CE.

2.

The VPN instance determines which routes it can accept and redistribute according to the
import-extcommunity in the route target.

3.

The VPN instance determines how to change the route target attributes for routes to be advertised

according to the export-extcommunity in the route target.

To configure route related attributes for a VPN instance:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

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