Configuring Vlans And Vxlans; Vlans Overview - Oracle Dual Port 25 Gb User Manual

Configuring VLANs and VXLANs

These topics explain how to configure VLANs and VXLANs:
"VLANs Overview" on page 63
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"Configure VLANs (Oracle Solaris x86)" on page 64
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"Configure VLANs (Linux)" on page 65
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"Configure VLANs (Windows)" on page 65
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"Configure VXLANs (Oracle Solaris x86)" on page 66
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Related Information
"Understanding the Installation Process" on page 11
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"Configuring the Network" on page 39
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"Configuring Driver Parameters" on page 51
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"Removing the Driver" on page 69
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"Troubleshooting the Adapter (Oracle Solaris x86)" on page 75
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VLANs Overview

Virtual LANs enable you to divide the network into subnetworks without having to add to the
physical network environment. The subnetworks are virtual and use the same physical network
resources. VLANs facilitate network administrations because the smaller groups are easier to
maintain.
You can create VLANs according to various criteria, but each VLAN must be assigned a VLAN
tag or VLAN ID (VID). The VID is a 12-bit identifier between 1 and 4094 that identifies a
unique VLAN.
Note -
received by that Ethernet adapter must be in VLAN-tagged format.
If you configure a VLAN virtual device for an Ethernet adapter, all traffic sent or
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