Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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Configuration requirements for VLAN Manager
Before you can manage VLANs with VLAN Manager, you must complete the following tasks:
• Make sure that the discovery process has been run. Discovery captures configuration
information from Brocade products and places that information in the Management
application database. Refer to Chapter 3, “Discovery” for details on running discovery.
• Make sure the VLAN Manager privilege is in your Management application user role or account
if you need to use VLAN Manager.
• If you want to view VLAN connectivity in the Layer 2 topology, make sure Foundry Discovery
Protocol (FDP) or Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) is enabled on the products on the
network.
Displaying a list of VLANs
To view the list of VLANs that were discovered on the network, select Configure > VLANs from either
the SAN or the IP tab.
The VLAN View tab of the VLAN Manager dialog box displays.
The VLAN Manager tool bar contains the following buttons:
• Add—Launches the Add VLAN dialog box
• Edit—Launches the Edit VLAN dialog box
• Delete—Deletes a VLAN.
• STP—Allows you to configure STP, RSTP, or MSTP information for a product, port, or VLAN.
• ACL—Launches the ACL Configuration dialog box, where you can assign access control lists to a
VLAN.
• 802.1ag CFM—If the Management application manages at least one of service provider
products (NetIron XMR, MLX, CES, or CER), this button launches the 802.1ag CFM
configuration dialog box.
• Virtual Port IP—Launches the IP Address dialog box which allows you to add an IP address to a
switch virtual interfaces (SVI) on DCB products (also known as a virtual routing interface on IOS
products).
VLAN Manager tabs
VLAN Manager has two views:
• VLAN View
Displays distinct Layer 2 broadcast domains by VLAN ID. If FDP or LLDP is not enabled on a
device, each VLAN from each device is displayed in separate folders by VLAN ID. If FDP or LLDP
is enabled on the products, a VLAN folder shows device connectivity on the Layer 2 broadcast
domains.
If there are super-aggregated VLANs that have been configured on the network, VLANs are
grouped by their super-aggregated VLAN memberships.
• Product View
Displays the VLANs configured on a product. The information is grouped by products. Select a
product to view the VLANs that are on that product.