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diff --git a/docs/interfaces/dummy.rst b/docs/interfaces/dummy.rst deleted file mode 100644 index c36d0024..00000000 --- a/docs/interfaces/dummy.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,79 +0,0 @@ -.. _dummy-interface: - -##### -Dummy -##### - -The dummy interface is really a little exotic, but rather useful nevertheless. -Dummy interfaces are much like the :ref:`loopback-interface` interface, except -you can have as many as you want. - -.. note:: Dummy interfaces can be used as interfaces that always stay up (in - the same fashion to loopbacks in Cisco IOS), or for testing purposes. - -.. hint:: A Dummy interface is always up, thus it could be used for - management traffic or as source/destination for and :abbr:`IGP (Interior - Gateway Protocol)` like :ref:`bgp` so your internal BGP link is not dependent - on physical link states and multiple routes can be chosen to the - destination. A :ref:`dummy-interface` Interface should always be preferred - over a :ref:`loopback-interface` interface. - -************* -Configuration -************* - -Common interface configuration -============================== - -.. cmdinclude:: ../_include/interface-address.txt - :var0: dummy - :var1: dum0 - -.. cmdinclude:: ../_include/interface-description.txt - :var0: dummy - :var1: dum0 - -.. cmdinclude:: ../_include/interface-disable.txt - :var0: dummy - :var1: dum0 - -.. cmdinclude:: ../_include/interface-vrf.txt - :var0: dummy - :var1: dum0 - -********* -Operation -********* - -.. opcmd:: show interfaces dummy - - Show brief interface information.information - - .. code-block:: none - - vyos@vyos:~$ show interfaces dummy - Codes: S - State, L - Link, u - Up, D - Down, A - Admin Down - Interface IP Address S/L Description - --------- ---------- --- ----------- - dum0 172.18.254.201/32 u/u - -.. opcmd:: show interfaces dummy <interface> - - Show detailed information on given `<interface>` - - .. code-block:: none - - vyos@vyos:~$ show interfaces ethernet eth0 - dum0: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 - link/ether 26:7c:8e:bc:fc:f5 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff - inet 172.18.254.201/32 scope global dum0 - valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever - inet6 fe80::247c:8eff:febc:fcf5/64 scope link - valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever - - RX: bytes packets errors dropped overrun mcast - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - TX: bytes packets errors dropped carrier collisions - 1369707 4267 0 0 0 0 - - |