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Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option

This capability to activate software applications or components on a device using a command is supported on the S4810, S4820T,

and S6000, platforms.

Starting with Release 9.4(0.0), you can enable or disable specic software functionalities or applications that need to run on a device

by using a command attribute in the CLI interface. This capability enables eective, streamlined management and administration of

applications and utilities that run on a device. You can employ this capability to perform an on-demand activation or turn-o of a

software component or protocol. A feature conguration le that is generated for each image contains feature names denotes

whether this enabling or disabling method is available for such features. In 9.4(0.0), you can enable or disable the VRF application

globally across the system by using this capability.

You can activate VRF application on a device by using the feature vrf command in CONFIGURATION mode.

NOTE: The no feature vrf command is not supported on any of the platforms.

To enable the VRF feature and cause all VRF-related commands to be available or viewable in the CLI interface, use the following

command. You must enable the VRF feature before you can congure its related attributes.

Dell(conf)# feature vrf

Based on whether VRF feature is identied as supported in the Feature Conguration le, conguration command feature vrf

becomes available for usage. This command will be stored in running-conguration and will precede all other VRF-related

congurations.

NOTE: The MXL and Z9000 platforms currently do not support VRF. These platforms support only the management and

default VRFs, which are available by default. As a result, the feature vrf command is not available for these platforms.

To display the state of Dell Networking OS features:

Dell#show feature

Example of show feature output

For a particular target where VRF is enabled, the show output is similar to the following:

Feature State

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VRF enabled

feature vrf

Enable the VRF application on a switch. After you enable the VRF feature, you cannot deactivate it.

Syntax

feature vrf

Defaults Disabled

Command Modes CONFIGURATION

Command History

Version 9.5(0.0) Introduced on the Z9500.

Version 9.4(0.0) Introduced on the S4810, S4820T, S5000, and S6000.

Usage Information You can activate VRF application on a device by using the feature vrf command in CONFIGURATION

mode. The no feature vrf command is not supported on any platform.

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