Configuring Private VLANs

C H A P T E R 5

•Finding Feature Information, page 83

•Prerequisites for Private VLANs, page 83

•Restrictions for Private VLANs, page 86

•Information About Private VLANs, page 87

•How to Configure Private VLANs, page 93

•Monitoring Private VLANs, page 101

•Configuration Examples for Private VLANs, page 102

•Where to Go Next, page 104

•Additional References, page 104

•Feature History and Information for Private VLANs, page 105

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for Private VLANs

The following are prerequisites for configuring private VLANs:

•When you configure private VLANs on switches running VTP, the switch must be in VTP transparent mode.

•When configuring private VLANs on the switch, always use the default Switch Database Management (SDM) template to balance system resources between unicast routes and Layer 2 entries. If another SDM

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