The commands in this menu configure VLAN attributes, change the status of the VLAN, delete the VLAN, and change the port membership of the VLAN.

By default, the VLAN menu option is disabled except VLAN 1, which is always enabled. The GbE2c supports a maximum of 1,000 VLANs. VLAN 4095 is reserved for switch management.

NOTE: See the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Application Guide for information on VLANs.

The following table describes the VLAN Configuration Menu options.

Table 120 VLAN Configuration Menu options

 

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

 

name <1-32 characters>

Assigns a name to the VLAN or changes the existing name. The default

 

VLAN name is the first one.

 

 

 

stg <1-32>

Assigns a VLAN to a spanning tree group.

 

 

 

add <port number>

Adds ports to the VLAN membership.

 

 

 

rem <port number>

Removes ports from the VLAN membership.

 

 

 

def <list of port numbers>

Defines which ports are members of this VLAN. Every port must be a

 

member of at least one VLAN. By default, it defines ports to VLAN 1.

 

 

 

ena

Enables this VLAN.

 

 

 

dis

Disables this VLAN without removing it from the configuration.

 

 

 

del

Deletes this VLAN.

 

 

 

cur

Displays the current VLAN configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT: All ports must belong to at least one VLAN. Any port which is removed from a VLAN and which is not a member of any other VLAN is automatically added to default VLAN #1. You cannot remove a port from VLAN #1 if the port has no membership in any other VLAN. Also, you cannot add a port to more than one VLAN unless the port has VLAN tagging turned on. See the tag command, in the “Port configuration” section earlier in this chapter.

Layer 3 configuration

Command: /cfg/l3

[Layer 3 Menu]

 

if

- Interface Menu

gw

- Default Gateway Menu

route

- Static Route Menu

arp

- ARP Menu

frwd

- Forwarding Menu

nwf

- Network Filters Menu

rmap

- Route Map Menu

rip

- Routing Information Protocol Menu

ospf

- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Menu

igmp

- IGMP Menu

dns

- Domain Name System Menu

bootp

- Bootstrap Protocol Relay Menu

vrrp

- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Menu

cur

- Display current IP configuration

The following table describes the Layer 3 Configuration Menu options.

Table 121 L3 Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

if <1-256>

Displays the IP Interface Menu.

 

 

gw <1-4>

Displays the IP Default Gateway Menu.

 

 

*route

Displays the IP Static Route Menu.

 

 

arp

Displays the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Menu.

 

 

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HP GbE2c manual Layer 3 configuration, Def list of port numbers

GbE2c specifications

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