I Commands

interface overlay

To create an overlay interface and to enter the interface-overlay configuration mode, use the interface overlay command. To remove the overlay interface, use the no form of this command.

interface overlay interface-number

no interface overlay interface-number

Syntax Description

interface-number

Number that you assign to the overlay interface. The range is from 0 to 65535.

Command Default

None

Command Modes


Global configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(3)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use the feature otv command to enable the Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) feature before you can create an overlay interface or access the interface-overlay configuration mode.

You do not have to remove the configuration before you remove the overlay interface.

This command requires a Transport Services license.

Examples

This example shows how to create an OTV overlay interface: 

switch(config)# interface overlay 5
switch(config-if-overlay)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show feature

Displays information about the features enabled on the device.

show otv

Displays information about OTV.