BLADE OS™ Application Guide HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Version 5.1 Advanced Functionality Software

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BLADE OS 5.1 Application Guide
BMD00113, September 2009 Chapter 4: VLANs 95
Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters
The following example shows only those switch port to server links that must be configured for the
example. While not shown, all other server links remain set at their default settings.
Figure 11 Multiple VLANs with VLAN Tagging
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