Chapter 4 Configuring Vlans - Cisco catalyst 6500 series Configuration Note

Configuring VLANs
This chapter describes how to configure VLANs on the CSM and contains these sections:
Configuring Client-Side VLANs, page 4-2
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Configuring Server-Side VLANs, page 4-3
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When you install the CSM in a Catalyst 6500 series switch, you need to configure client-side and
server-side VLANs. (See
Client-side or a server-side VLAN terminology logically distinguishes the VLANs facing the client-side
and the VLANs connecting to the servers or destination devices. However, CSM client and server
VLANs function very similarly. For example, new connections can be received on a server VLAN, and
then be load-balanced out to a client VLAN.
The differences between client-side and server-side VLANs are as follows:
When configuring bridge mode, you cannot bridge two server VLANs or two client VLANs. You
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can only bridge a client and a server VLAN.
Denial of service (DoS) protection features are more aggressive on the client side VLANs,
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especially when rate limiting control traffic is sent to the central processing unit.
You must configure VLANs on the Catalyst 6500 series switch before you configure VLANs for the
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CSM. VLAN IDs must be the same for the switch and the module.
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Catalyst 6500 Series Content Switching Module Configuration Note
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