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Shared servers
BayStack 420 switches allow ports to exist in multiple VLANs for shared resources, such as servers, printers, and
In this example, clients on different broadcast domains share resources. The broadcasts from ports configured in VLAN 3 can be seen by all VLAN port members of VLAN 3.
Figure 20 Multiple VLANs sharing resources
BayStack 420
S1 |
V2 | V2 | V1 | V3 | V2 | V1 |
Key
VLAN 1 (PVID=1)
VLAN 2 (PVID=2)
VLAN 3 (PVID=3)
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In the above configuration, all of the switch ports are set to participate as VLAN port members. This arrangement allows the switch to establish the appropriate broadcast domains within the switch (Figure 21).
