Configuring Vlans - Cisco Catalyst 4500 series Administration Manual

Chapter 16 Configuring VLANs, VTP, and VMPS
Table 16-2
Parameter
VLAN ID
VLAN name
802.10 SAID
MTU size
Translational bridge 1
Translational bridge 2
VLAN state
Catalyst 4500 series switches do not support Token Ring or FDDI media. The switch does not forward
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FDDI, FDDI-NET, TrCRF, or TrBRF traffic, but it does propagate the VLAN configuration by using
VTP. The software reserves parameters for these media types, but they are not supported.

Configuring VLANs

Before you configure VLANs, you must use VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) to maintain global VLAN
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configuration information for your network. For complete information on VTP, see the
Protocol" section on page
VLANs support a number of parameters that are not discussed in detail in this section. For complete
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information, refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference.
The VLAN configuration is stored in the vlan.dat file, which is stored in nonvolatile memory. You can
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cause inconsistency in the VLAN database if you manually delete the vlan.dat file. If you want to
modify the VLAN configuration or VTP, use the commands described in the following sections and in
the Cisco IOS Command Reference.
The following sections describe how to configure VLANs:
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Ethernet VLAN Defaults and Ranges
Default
1
VLANx, where x is a number assigned by
the software.
100,001
1500
1002
1003
active
7.
Configuring VLANs in Global Configuration Mode, page 16-6
Assigning a Layer 2 LAN Interface to a VLAN, page 16-7
Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.6.0E and IOS 15.2(2)E
VLANs
Valid Values
1–4094
No range
1–4,294,967,294
1500–18,190
0–1005
0–1005
active; suspend; shutdown
"VLAN Trunking
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