Prerequisites For Private Vlans - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Private VLANs Using NX-OS
Product
Cisco NX-OS

Prerequisites for Private VLANs

Private VLANs have the following prerequisites:
• You must be logged onto the device.
• If necessary, install the Advanced Services license.
• You must enable the private VLAN feature.
Guidelines and Limitations for Configuring Private VLANs
Private VLANs (PVLANs) have the following configuration guidelines and limitations:
• show commands with the internal keyword are not supported.
• You must enable PVLANs before the device can apply the PVLAN functionality.
• PVLANs are supported over vPCs and port channels for Cisco Nexus 9200, 9300, and 9300-EX Series
• You must enable the VLAN interface feature before the device can apply this functionality.
• Shut down the VLAN network interface for all VLANs that you plan to configure as secondary VLANs
• When a static MAC is created on a regular VLAN and then that VLAN is converted to a secondary
• PVLANs support PVLAN port modes as follows:
switches beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(1) and for Cisco Nexus 9500 Series switches
(with all line cards except the N9K-X9432C-S) beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(2).
PVLANs are not supported over vPCs and port channels for the Cisco Nexus 3232C and 3264Q switches.
before you configure these VLANs.
VLAN, the Cisco NX-OS maintains the MAC that was configured on the secondary VLAN as the static
MAC.
◦ Promiscuous.
◦ Promiscuous trunk.
◦ Isolated host.
◦ Isolated host trunk.
◦ Community host.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
Prerequisites for Private VLANs
License Requirement
Private VLANs require no license. Any feature not
included in a license package is bundled with the
Cisco NX-OS system images and is provided at no
extra charge to you. For a complete explanation of
the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme, see the Cisco
NX-OS Licensing Guide.
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