Vlan Internal Allocation Policy - Cisco 4500M Command Reference Manual

Chapter2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

vlan internal allocation policy

Use the vlan internal allocation policy command to configure the internal VLAN allocation scheme.
Use the no form of this command to return to the default setting.
Syntax Description
ascending
descending
Defaults
The default is the ascending a llocation scheme.
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
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Usage Guidelines
You can configure internal VLAN allocation to be from 1006 and up or from 4094 and down.
Internal VLANs and user-configured VLANs share the 1006 to 4094 VLAN spaces. A "first come, first
served" policy is used in allocating these spaces.
The vlan internal allocation policy command allows you to configure the allocation direction of the
internal VLAN.
During system bootup, internal VLANs required for featues in the startup-config file are allocated first.
User-configured VLANs in the startup-config file are configured next. If you configure a VLAN that
conflicts with an existing internal VLAN, the VLAN you configured is put into a nonoperational status
until the internal VLAN is freed and becomes available.
After you enter the write mem command and the system reloads, the reconfigured allocation scheme is
used by the port manager.
Examples
This example shows how to configure VLANs in a descending order as the internal VLAN allocation
policy:
Switch(config)# vlan internal allocation policy descending
Switch(config)#
Related Commands
show vlan internal usage
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vlan internal allocation policy {ascending | descending}
no vlan internal allocation policy
Allocates internal VLANs from 1006 to 4094.
Allocates internal VLANs from 4094 to 1006.
Modification
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
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