Deploying the Dell PowerConnect 8100 with the Cisco Catalyst
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Cat6504E_1(config)#interface te2/7
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport access vlan 100
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport mode access
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#spanning-tree portfast edge
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#no shutdown
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#exit
Cat6504E_1(config)#interface te2/8
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport access vlan 101
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport mode access
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#spanning-tree portfast edge
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#no shutdown
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#exit
PVID and native VLAN
Port VLAN ID (PVID) and native VLANs are considered by many to be the same thing. Every physical
switching port on the switch has a VLAN ID, which equates to the PVID. When untagged frames ingress a
port they are assigned to the VLAN specified as the PVID or native VLAN. PVID is more applicable to
access and general mode ports for configuration and native VLAN configuration applies to trunk mode
settings. The default configuration for both PVID and native VLANs on the switch is 1, but this default
setting can be modified for each specific environment.
With a tagged frame, the VLAN is identified by the VLAN ID i n the tag and have this VLAN respectively
set when traversing the switch. However, to reiterate, with an untagged fr ame, the VLAN identifier is
the PVID specified for the port that received the frame (Dell.com, 2012).
Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI
Run the commands below to configure Dell PowerConnect 8100 series switch for an untagged VLAN on
port 1.
console#configure
console(config)#vlan 100
console(config-vlan)#exit
console(config)#interface te1/0/1
console(config-if-Te1/0/1)#switchport access vlan 100
console(config-if-Te1/0/1)#exit