Virtual interfaces

Trunking supported by virtual interface feature

The feature that supports trunking is known as a virtual network interface, or virtual interface. The filer treats a virtual interface in the same way as a physical interface, except for the ifstat command, which does not show virtual interface information. The vif command is customized for virtual interfaces and can provide information that ifconfig can't. For example, to get status information about a virtual interface, use the vif status command rather than ifstat.

Naming virtual interfaces

The name of a virtual interface is a string that is no longer than 15 characters that meets the following criteria:

• It must begin with a letter.
• It must not contain a space.
• It must not already be in use for a virtual interface.

Virtual interface names are case-sensitive.

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