Chapter 6 System Interfaces And Ports; Contexts; Creating Contexts - Cisco ASR 5500 Administration Manual

System Interfaces and Ports
This chapter describes how to create a context and configure system interfaces and ports within the context.
Before beginning these procedures, refer to your product-specific administration guide for configuration
information for your product.
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Contexts

Even though multiple contexts can be configured to perform specific functions, they are all created using the
same procedure.

Creating Contexts

Important
To create a context, apply the following example configuration:
configure
context name
Repeat to configure additional contexts.
Make sure at least one Data Processing Card (DPC/UDPC or DPC2/UDPC2) is active before you configure
system interfaces and ports. Refer to System Settings in this guide for information and instructions on
activating DPCs.
Contexts, page 75
Ethernet Interfaces and Ports, page 76
Commands used in the configuration examples in this section represent the most common or likely
commands and/or keyword options. In many cases, other commands and/or keyword options are available.
Refer to the Command Line Interface Reference for complete information regarding all commands.
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