Configuring Client-Side Vlans - Cisco catalyst 6500 series Configuration Note

Configuring Client-Side VLANs

Figure 4-1
Diagram notes:
1— The CSM does not perform a Layer 3 lookup to forward traffic; the CSM cannot respond to ICMP
redirects.
2— You can configure up to 7 gateways per VLAN for up to 511 client and server VLANs and up to 224
gateways for the entire system. If an HSRP gateway is configured, the CSM uses 3 of the 224 gateway
entries because traffic can come from the virtual and physical MAC addresses of the HSRP group. (See
the
it does not apply toward the 512 VLAN limit.
Configuring Client-Side VLANs
To configure client-side VLANs, perform this task:
You cannot use VLAN 1 as a client-side or server-side VLAN for the CSM.
Caution
Command
Step 1
Router(config-module-csm)# vlan vlanid
client
Step 2
Router(config-slb-vlan-client)# ip
ip-address netmask
Step 3
Router(config-slb-vlan-client)# gateway
ip-address
1.
2.
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Configuring VLANs
Catalyst 6500
Client side
VLAN IP address
1
Gateway
router 1
2
HSRP/VRRP
Gateway
router 2
Internet
"Configuring HSRP" section on page
Enter the exit command to leave a mode or submode. Enter the end command to return to the menu's top level.
The no form of this command restores the defaults.
Content
IP address server side VLAN
Switching
(or alias IP)
Module
Server
Client
7-5.) The fault tolerant VLAN does not use an IP interface, so
Purpose
Configures the client-side VLANs and enters the
client VLAN mode
Configures an IP address to the CSM used by
probes and ARP requests on this particular VLAN
Configures the gateway IP address.
Chapter 4 Configuring VLANs
Gateway
router
Router Server
1
Server
1
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2
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