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Device Manager Guide, Cisco ACE 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance
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Chapter 10 Configuring Network Access
Configuring Virtual Context BVI Interfaces
IP Address Enter the IPv4 address assigned to this interface. This address must be a
unique IP address that is not used in another context. Duplicate IP
addresses in different contexts are not supported.
Note If this interface is only used for IPv6 traffic, entering an IPv4
address is optional.
Alias IP Address Enter the IPv4 address of the alias this interface is associated with.
Peer IP Address Enter the IPv4 address of the remote peer.
Netmask
Select the subnet mask to be used.
Enable MAC Address
Autogenerate
Allows you to configure a different MAC address for the BVI interface.
Admin Status
Indicate whether you want the interface to be Up or Down.
Secondary IP Groups (Optional) Enter a maximum of four secondary IP groups for the BVI.
To create up to four secondary IP groups for this BVI, do the following:
a. Define one or more of the following secondary IP address types:
– IP—Secondary IP address assigned to this interface.The
primary address must be active for the secondary address to be
active.
– AliasIP—Secondary IP address of the alias associated with this
interface.
– PeerIP—Secondary IP address of the remote peer.
– Netmask—Secondary subnet mask to be used.
The ACE has a system limit of 1,024 for each secondary IP address
type.
b. Click Add to selection (right arrow) to add the group to the group
display area.
c. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each additional group.
d. (Optional) Rearrange the order in which the groups are listed by
selecting one of the group listings in the group display area and
click either Move item up in list (up arrow) or Move item down in
list (down arrow). Note that the ACE does not care what order the
groups are in.
e. (Optional) Edit a group or remove it from the list by selecting the
desired group in the group display area and click Remove from
selection (left arrow).
First VLAN
Enter the first VLAN whose bridge group is to be configured with this
BVI. This VLAN can be the server or client VLAN. Valid entries are
from 2 to 4094.
First VLAN Description
Enter a brief description for the first VLAN.
Table 10-5 BVI Interface Attributes (continued)
Field Description