Configuring the Primary IP Address for a Numbered Interface

Only the primary IP address of an interface can be borrowed.

Context

Configuring IP address unnumbered saves IP address resources. You can configure an interface that is occasionally used to borrow an IP address, instead of configuring a new IP address for the interface.

Procedure

Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run interface interface-type interface-number
The view of the numbered interface is displayed.
Run ip address ip-address { mask | mask-length }
A primary IP address is configured for the numbered interface.

The IP address of a numbered interface can be configured using the ip address command or obtained through negotiation.
Run commit
The configuration is committed.