Static Virtual LANs (VLANs)

Special VLAN Types

Deleting the Management VLAN

You can disable the Secure Management feature without deleting the VLAN itself. For example, either of the following commands disables the Secure Management feature in the above example:

ProCurve (config)# no management-vlan 100 ProCurve (config)# no management-vlan my_vlan

Operating Notes for Management VLANs

Use only a static, port-based VLAN for the Management VLAN.

The Management VLAN feature applies to both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.

The Management VLAN does not support IGMP operation.

Routing between the Management VLAN and other VLANs is not allowed.

If there are more than 25 VLANs configured on the switch, reboot the switch after configuring the management VLAN.

If you implement a Management VLAN in a switch mesh environment, all meshed ports on the switch will be members of the Management VLAN.

Only one Management-VLAN can be active in the switch. If one Management -VLAN VID is saved in the startup-config file and you configure a different VID in the running-config file, the switch uses the running-config version until you either use the write-memorycommand or reboot the switch.

During a Telnet session to the switch, if you configure the Management-

 

VLAN to a VID that excludes the port through which you are connected

 

to the switch, you will continue to have access only until you terminate

 

the session by logging out or rebooting the switch.

 

During a web browser session to the switch, if you configure the Manage-

 

ment-VLAN to a VID that excludes the port through which you are

 

connected to the switch, you will continue to have access only until you

 

close the browser session or rebooting the switch.

 

 

N o t e

The Management-VLAN feature does not control management access through

 

a direct connection to the switch’s serial port.

 

Enabling Spanning Tree where there are multiple links using separate

 

 

VLANs, including the Management VLAN, between a pair of switches,

 

Spanning Tree will force the blocking of one or more links. This may

 

include the link carrying the Management VLAN, which will cause loss of

 

management access to some devices. This can also occur where meshing

 

is configured and the Management VLAN is configured on a separate link.

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