Administrator Guide

VRF 1335

VRF

Dell EMC Networking N3000, N3100-ON, and N4000 Series

Switches

Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) allows multiple independent instances

of the forwarding plane to exist simultaneously. (The terms VRF, VRF

instance, and virtual forwarding instance all refer to the same thing.) VRF

allows the administrator to segment the network without incurring the costs

of multiple routers. Each VRF instance operates as an independent VPN. The

IP addresses assigned to each VPN may overlap. Static route leaking to and

from the global instance is supported. Configuration of static route leaking

among non-default VRFs results in undefined behavior.

VRF-associated VLANs may not overlap with other VRF instances.

VRF is supported on Dell EMC Networking N3000, N3100-ON, and N4000

Series switches. In addition to the default global instances, the following

number of VRFs are supported.

The following capabilities are supported for VRFs:

• Static routing (including route leaking)

• OSPF

• ARP

• Ping

• VRRP

• Trace route

NOTE: This feature is not available on Dell EMC Networking N1100-ON, N1500,

N2000, or N2100-ON Series switches.

Table 36-1. VRF Instances Supported in Dell EMC Networking N-Series Switches

N3000/N3100-ON Series N4000 Series

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