Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP p-Class BladeSystem Software Configuration Guide
9-19
Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP p-Class BladeSystem Software Configuration Guide
380261-003
Chapter 9 Configuring VLANs
Configuring VLAN Trunks
To return an interface to its default configuration, use the default interface interface-id interface
configuration command. To reset all trunking characteristics of a trunking interface to the defaults, use
the no switchport trunk interface configuration command. To disable trunking, use the switchport
mode access interface configuration command to configure the port as a static-access port.
This example shows how to configure a port as an IEEE 802.1Q trunk. The example assumes that the
neighbor interface is configured to support IEEE 802.1Q trunking.
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet0/2
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode dynamic desirable
Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
Switch(config-if)# end
Defining the Allowed VLANs on a Trunk
By default, a trunk port sends traffic to and receives traffic from all VLANs. All VLAN IDs, 1 to 4094,
are allowed on each trunk. However, you can remove VLANs from the allowed list, preventing traffic
from those VLANs from passing over the trunk. To restrict the traffic a trunk carries, use the switchport
trunk allowed vlan remove vlan-list interface configuration command to remove specific VLANs from
the allowed list.
Note VLAN 1 is the default VLAN on all trunk ports in all Cisco switches, and it has previously been a
requirement that VLAN 1 always be enabled on every trunk link. You can use the VLAN 1 minimization
feature to disable VLAN 1 on any individual VLAN trunk link so that no user traffic (including
spanning-tree advertisements) is sent or received on VLAN 1.
To reduce the risk of spanning-tree loops or storms, you can disable VLAN 1 on any individual VLAN
trunk port by removing VLAN 1 from the allowed list. When you remove VLAN 1 from a trunk port,
the interface continues to sent and receive management traffic, for example, Cisco Discovery Protocol
(CDP), Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), DTP, and VTP
in VLAN 1.
If a trunk port with VLAN 1 disabled is converted to a nontrunk port, it is added to the access VLAN.
If the access VLAN is set to 1, the port will be added to VLAN 1, regardless of the switchport trunk
allowed setting. The same is true for any VLAN that has been disabled on the port.
Step 5
switchport access vlan vlan-id (Optional) Specify the default VLAN, which is used if the interface stops
trunking.
Step 6
switchport trunk native vlan vlan-id Specify the native VLAN for IEEE 802.1Q trunks.
Step 7
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 8
show interfaces interface-id switchport Display the switchport configuration of the interface in the
Administrative Mode and the Administrative Trunking Encapsulation
fields of the display.
Step 9
show interfaces interface-id trunk Display the trunk configuration of the interface.
Step 10
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose