VLAN Commands

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vlan

This command configures a VLAN. Use the no form to restore the default settings or
delete a VLAN.
Syntax
vlan vlan-id [name vlan-name] media ethernet
[state {active | suspend}] [rspan]
no vlan vlan-id [name | state]
vlan-id - ID of configured VLAN. (Range: 1-4094, no leading zeroes)
name - Keyword to be followed by the VLAN name.
-vlan-name - ASCII string from 1 to 32 characters.
media ethernet - Ethernet media type.
state - Keyword to be followed by the VLAN state.
-active - VLAN is operational.
-suspend - VLAN is suspended. Suspended VLANs do not pass packets.
rspan - Keyword to create a VLAN used for mirroring traffic from remote
switches. The VLAN used for RSPN cannot include VLAN 1 (the switch’s
default VLAN), nor VLAN 4093 (the VLAN used for switch clustering). For
more information on configuring RSPAN through the CLI, see "RSPAN
Mirroring Commands" on page 4-180.
Default Setting
By default only VLAN 1 exists and is active.
Command Mode
VLAN Database Configuration
Command Usage
no vlan vlan-id deletes the VLAN.
no vlan vlan-id name removes the VLAN name.
no vlan vlan-id state returns the VLAN to the default state (i.e., active).
You can configure up to 255 VLANs on the switch.
Example
The following example adds a VLAN, using VLAN ID 105 and name RD5. The VLAN
is activated by default.
Related Commands
show vlan (4-228)
Console(config)#vlan database
Console(config-vlan)#vlan 105 name RD5 media ethernet
Console(config-vlan)#