Configuration Guide User guide

FastIron Configuration Guide 783
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Configuring protocol VLANs with dynamic ports
• IP subnet
• IPX network
NOTE
The software does not support dynamically adding ports to AppleTalk cable VLANs. Conceptually, an
AppleTalk cable VLAN consists of a single network cable, connected to a single port. Therefore,
dynamic addition and removal of ports is not applicable.
NOTE
You cannot route to or from protocol VLANs with dynamically added ports.
Aging of dynamic ports
When you add the ports to the VLAN, the software automatically adds them all to the VLAN.
However, dynamically added ports age out. If the age time for a dynamic port expires, the software
removes the port from the VLAN. If that port receives traffic for the IP subnet or IPX network, the
software adds the port to the VLAN again and starts the aging timer over. Each time the port
receives traffic for the VLAN's IP subnet or IPX network, the aging timer starts over.
NOTE
You can disable VLAN membership aging of dynamically added ports. Refer to “Disabling
membership aging of dynamic VLAN ports” on page 783).
Dynamic ports within any protocol VLAN age out after 10 minutes, if no member protocol traffic is
received on a port within the VLAN. The aged out port, however, remains as a candidate dynamic
port for that VLAN. The port becomes active in the VLAN again if member protocol traffic is received
on that port.
Once a port is re-activated, the aging out period for the port is reset to 20 minutes. Each time a
member protocol packet is received by a candidate dynamic port (aged out port) the port becomes
active again and the aging out period is reset for 20 minutes.
Disabling membership aging of dynamic VLAN ports
You can disable VLAN membership aging of ports that are dynamically assigned to protocol or
subnet-based VLANs. This feature resolves the connectivity issue that may occur in certain
configurations when protocol or subnet VLANs are configured with dynamic port membership.
NOTE
This issue does not occur with statically assigned VLAN memberships. Thus, enable this feature only
if your configuration includes dynamically assigned VLAN memberships for protocol or subnet
VLANs.
To enable this feature, enter commands such as the following.
Brocade(config)# vlan 10 by port
Brocade(config-vlan-10)# interface ethernet 1/1 to 1/5
Brocade(config-vlan-10)# ip-proto name IP_Prot_VLAN
Brocade(config-vlan-ip-proto)# no-dynamic-aging
Brocade(config-vlan-ip-proto)# write memory
These commands create an IP protocol VLAN and disable the VLAN membership aging of ports that
are dynamically assigned to the protocol VLAN.