VLAN CONFIGURATION

Configuring Private VLANs

The Private VLAN Configuration page is used to create/remove primary or community VLANs.

Command Attributes

VLAN ID – ID of configured VLAN (1-4093).

Type – There are two types of VLANs within a private VLAN:

-Primary VLANs - Conveys traffic between promiscuous ports, and to community ports within secondary VLANs.

Community VLANs - Conveys traffic between community ports, and to their associated promiscuous ports.

Current – Displays a list of the currently configured VLANs.

Web – Click Private VLAN, Private VLAN Configuration. Enter the VLAN ID number, select Primary or Community type, then click Add. To remove a private VLAN from the switch, highlight an entry in the Current list box and then click Remove. Note that all member ports must be removed from the VLAN before it can be deleted (page 3-188).

Figure 3-84 Configuring Primary and Community Private VLANs

CLI – This example configures VLAN 5 as a primary VLAN, and VLAN 6 and 7 as community VLANs.

Console(config)#vlan database

 

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Console(config-vlan)#private-vlan 5 primary

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Console(config-vlan)#private-vlan 6

community

 

Console(config-vlan)#private-vlan 7

community

 

Console(config-vlan)#

 

 

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SMC6824M specifications

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