Advanced Traffic Management Guide K/KA/KB.15.15

Contents
1 Static Virtual LANs...................................................................................15
General steps for using VLANs.................................................................................................15
Configuring VLANs............................................................................................................15
Per-port static VLAN configuration options........................................................................15
Configuring port-based and protocol-based VLAN parameters......................................................16
Viewing a switch's VLAN configuration......................................................................................16
Viewing the VLAN membership of one or more ports...................................................................17
Viewing the configuration for a particular VLAN.........................................................................19
Customizing the show VLANs output.........................................................................................20
Creating an alias for show VLAN commands.............................................................................23
Using pattern matching with the show VLANs custom command...............................................23
Changing the number of VLANs allowed on the switch................................................................23
Assigning the primary VLAN....................................................................................................24
Adding or editing VLAN names (Menu).....................................................................................24
Changing VLAN support settings (Menu)...................................................................................26
Creating a new static VLAN (port-based or protocol-based) ........................................................27
Deleting a static VLAN............................................................................................................28
Converting a dynamic VLAN to a static VLAN............................................................................29
Configuring static VLAN per-port settings...................................................................................29
Using IP enable/disable for all VLANs..................................................................................30
Interaction with other features.........................................................................................31
Interactions with DHCP..................................................................................................32
Adding or changing a VLAN port assignment (Menu).................................................................32
Deleting multiple VLANs..........................................................................................................34
Connecting an HP Switch to another with a multiple forwarding database (Example).......................35
Configuring a secure Management VLAN..................................................................................35
Preparation.......................................................................................................................36
Configuring an existing VLAN as the Management VLAN............................................................36
Obtaining an IP address using DHCP........................................................................................37
Disabling the Management feature...........................................................................................40
Prioritizing voice VLAN QoS....................................................................................................40
Configuring a VLAN MAC address with heartbeat interval...........................................................41
Viewing a VLAN MAC address configuration.............................................................................41
About static VLAN operation....................................................................................................41
VLAN environments............................................................................................................43
VLAN operation................................................................................................................43
General VLAN operation...............................................................................................43
Types of static VLANs available in the switch....................................................................43
Port-based VLANs.....................................................................................................43
Protocol-based VLANs...............................................................................................43
Designated VLANs...................................................................................................43
The default VLAN..........................................................................................................44
Multiple port-based VLANs.............................................................................................44
Protocol VLAN environment............................................................................................45
Routing options for VLANs..................................................................................................45
Overlapping (Tagged) VLANs.............................................................................................45
Introducing tagged VLAN technology into networks running untagged VLANs................................46
VLAN Operating Rules.......................................................................................................47
Multiple VLAN considerations..............................................................................................51
Single forwarding database operation..................................................................................52
802.1Q VLAN tagging.......................................................................................................53
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