Procedure
Step 1 Inthe Navigation pane, clickthe LAN tab.
Step 2 Onthe LAN tab, click the LAN node.
Step 3 Inthe Work pane, click the VLANs tab.
Step 4 Onthe icon bar tothe right of thetable, click +.
Ifthe +icon isdisabled, click an entryin thetable to enable it.
Step 5 Inthe Create VLANs dialog box, complete the following fields:
DescriptionName
Fora singleVLAN, this is the VLAN name. For a range of VLANs,
thisis the prefix that the system uses for each VLAN name.
TheVLAN name is casesensitive.
Thisname can be between 1 and 32 alphanumeric characters. You
cannotuse spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _
(underscore),: (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name
afterthe object has beensaved.
VLANName/Prefix field
Youcan choose one of the following:
Common/Global—TheVLANs apply to both fabrics and use the
sameconfiguration parameters in both cases
FabricA—The VLANs only apply to fabric A.
FabricB—The VLAN only apply to fabric B.
BothFabrics Configured Differently—The VLANs apply to
bothfabrics but you can specify different VLAN IDs for each
fabric.
Forupstream disjointL2 networks, werecommend that you choose
Common/Globalto create VLANs that apply to both fabrics.
Configurationoptions
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