Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software Installation And Configuration Guide

Configure bridge domain virtual IP interface

Updated: April 24, 2026

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Explains virtual IP interface configuration, including associating VIF interfaces with a bridge domain, verifying interface settings, and integrating example configurations for deploying virtual IP interfaces within bridge domain environments.

To configure bridge-domain virtual IP interface.

enable
configure terminal
[no] interface BD-VIF interface-number
  [[no] vrf forwarding vrf-name]
  [[no] mac address mac-address]
  [[no] ip address ip-address mask]
  [[no] ipv6 address {X:X:X:X::X link-local| X:X:X:X::X/prefix [anycast | eui-64] | autoconfig [default]}]

exit

Note

To delete BD-VIF interface, use the 'no' form of the command.

Associate VIF interface with a bridge domain

To associate VIF interface with a bridge domain.

enable
configure terminal
bridge-domain bridge-domain number
[no] member BD-VIF interface-number
exit

Verify bridge domain virtual IP interface

To verify bridge-domain virtual IP interface.

All existing show commands for interface and IP interface can be used for the BD-VIF interface.

show interface bd-vif bd-vif-id
show ip interface bd-vif bd-vif-id
show bd-vif interfaces in fman-fp
show pla sof inter fp ac brief | i BD_VIF

Example configuration bridge domain virtual IP interface

Example configuration for Bridge-Domain virtual IP interface.

Detail sample:
interface Port-channel1
mtu 9000
no ip address
 !Ethernet service endpoint one per neutron network
service instance 1756 ethernet
  description 4e8e5957-649f-477b-9e5b-f1f75b21c03c
  encapsulation dot1q 1756
  rewrite ingress tag pop 1 symmetric
  bridge-domain 1756
!
interface BD-VIF5001
no shutdown
vrf forwarding vrf5001
ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
interface BD-VIF5002
no shutdown
vrf forwarding vrf5002
ip address 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0
bridge-domain 1756
member Port-channel1 service-instance 1756
member bd-vif5001
member bd-vif5002

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