Vlans; Vlan Menu; Edit 802.1Q Vlans - IBM BladeCenter Installation And User Manual

- (Non-Member)
Highlight APPLY and press Enter to make the changes current. Use Save Changes
in the main menu to enter the changes into NVRAM.

VLANs

The switch reserves one VLAN, VID = 1, called the DEFAULT_VLAN, for internal
use. The factory default setting assigns all ports on the switch to the
DEFAULT_VLAN. As new VLANs are configured, their respective member ports are
removed from the DEFAULT_VLAN. If the DEFAULT_VLAN is reconfigured, all ports
are again assigned to it. Ports that are not wanted as part of the DEFAULT_VLAN
are removed during the configuration.
Packets cannot cross VLANs. If a member of one VLAN wants to connect to
another VLAN, it must be through a router.
Note: The switch default is to assign all ports to a single 802.1Q VLAN named

VLAN Menu

The first item on the VLAN Menu enables you to add or modify an 802.1Q VLAN,
and to edit the VLAN definitions. The second item enables you to configure the port
settings for IEEE 802.1Q VLAN support. Highlight VLANs in the main menu and
press Enter.

Edit 802.1Q VLANs

To create or modify an 802.1Q VLAN, highlight Edit 802.1Q Edit 802.1Q VLANs on
the VLAN Menu and press Enter:
Specifies the port as not being a member of the multicast group, but the
port can become a member of the multicast group dynamically.
DEFAULT_VLAN. As new VLANs are created, the member ports assigned to
the new VLAN will be removed from the default VLAN port member list.
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