What is a characteristic of a switch virtual interface (SVI)?
- An SVI is created in software and requires a configured IP address and a subnet mask in order to provide remote access to the switch.
- Although it is a virtual interface, it needs to have physical hardware on the device associated with it.
- SVIs do not require the no shutdown command to become enabled.
- SVIs come preconfigured on Cisco switches.
Explanation: Cisco IOS Layer 2 switches have physical ports for devices to connect. These ports do not support Layer 3 IP addresses. Therefore, switches have one or more switch virtual interfaces (SVIs). These are virtual interfaces because there is no physical hardware on the device associated with it. An SVI is created in software.
The virtual interface lets you remotely manage a switch over a network using IPv4 and IPv6. Each switch comes with one SVI appearing in the default configuration “out-of-the-box.” The default SVI is interface VLAN1.
Exam with this question: Introduction to Networks (Version 7.0) – ITNv7 Practice Final Exam
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