To assign an IP address to a Switched Virtual Interface (SVI), which is a logical Layer 3 interface on a switch, a two-step process is required in the command-line interface (CLI). First, the administrator must enter the specific VLAN interface configuration context using the interface vlan command. Once in the interface context, the ip address / command is used to assign the actual IPv4 address and subnet mask to that logical interface. These two commands are fundamental and sequential for this configuration task.

ip route 0.0.0.0/0: This command configures a static default route for the device's routing table; it does not assign an IP address to an interface.

show ip interface brief: This is a verification command used to display the status and IP configuration of interfaces, not to configure or assign an address.

1. HPE ArubaOS-CX 10.12 Fundamentals Guide

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"Configuring an IPv4 address on a VLAN interface". The guide explicitly lists the required commands in order:

configure

interface vlan

ip address /

This directly validates that commands interface vlan 10 (A) and ip address 192.168.1.1/24 (B) are the correct steps.

2. HPE ArubaOS-CX 10.12 Command-Line Interface Guide

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"ip address". This section details the ip address command

specifying its use within an interface context (config-if

config-if-vlan) to configure an IPv4 address.

3. HPE ArubaOS-CX 10.12 IP Routing Guide

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"Configuring a static IPv4 route". This document shows that the ip route command (Option C) is used for configuring static routes

a distinct function from assigning an IP address to an interface.