# Creating a VRF and Assigning a Route Distinguisher

To create a VRF:

1. Access the desired virtual router context.
   host1(config)#virtual-router vr1
2. Create the VRF(s) for that VR.
   host1:vr1(config)#ip vrf vrfA

The route distinguisher enables you to establish unique VPN-IPv4 addresses to accommodate the possibility that more than one VPN might use the same IP address from their private address spaces.

#### Related Documentation

- ip vrf
- rd