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Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 5.0 Command Line Interface | Reference Guide vlan-name | 1249
vlan-name
vlan-name <name> [pool]
Description
This command creates a named VLAN on the controller and can enable it as a pool. A named VLAN needs to be
first created to assign one or a pool of VLAN IDs to that name.
Syntax
Usage Guidelines
Create a named VLAN so you can set up a VLAN pool. A VLAN pool consists of a set of VLAN IDs which are
grouped together to efficiently manage multi-controller networks from a single location.
Example
The following command creates a VLAN pool named mytest on the controller:
vlan-name mytest pool
Related Commands
(host) (config) #show vlan
Command History
Command Information
Parameter Description Range
<name> Name for the VLAN. 1–32 characters
[pool] (Optional) Sets the named VLAN to be a pool.
Version Modification
ArubaOS 3.0 Command introduced.
ArubaOS 3.4 the pool parameter was introduced.
Platforms Licensing Command Mode
All platforms Base operating system Config mode on master controllers