Managing IPspaces on a filer

Assigning an interface to an IPspace

Requirement for assigning an interface

The interface you assign from one IPspace to another must not have an IP address configured on it.

Removing an IP address from an interface

To remove an IP address from an interface, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	If...	Then...
	The interface is currently configured with an IP address that belongs to a vfiler in a nondefault IPspace	Remove the IP address configured for the interface from the vfiler. For more information about removing an IP address from a vfiler, see Changing resources for vfilers. You are done.
	The interface is in the default IPspace	Go to Step 2.
	If...	Then...
	The interface is configured with an IP alias	Enter the following command to remove the IP alias: ifconfig interface -alias address interface is the name of the interface. address is the IP address configured for the alias. Go to Step 2.
	The interface is not configured with an IP alias	Go to Step 2.
2	Enter the following command to remove the IP address: *ifconfig interface* 0.0.0.0** interface is the name of the interface from which you want to remove the IP address.

Assigning an interface to an IPspace

To assign an interface to an IPspace, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: ipspace assign ipspacename interface-name ipspacename is the IPspace name to which the interface will be assigned. interface-name is the name of the interface to be assigned. You can assign only one interface at a time.

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