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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide
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CHAPTER
13 Configuring VLANs 13-1
Understanding VLANs 13-1
Supported VLANs 13-2
VLAN Port Membership Modes 13-3
Configuring Normal-Range VLANs 13-4
Token Ring VLANs 13-6
Normal-Range VLAN Configuration Guidelines 13-6
Configuring Normal-Range VLANs 13-7
Default Ethernet VLAN Configuration 13-7
Creating or Modifying an Ethernet VLAN 13-8
Deleting a VLAN 13-9
Assigning Static-Access Ports to a VLAN 13-10
Configuring Extended-Range VLANs 13-11
Default VLAN Configuration 13-11
Extended-Range VLAN Configuration Guidelines 13-11
Creating an Extended-Range VLAN 13-12
Creating an Extended-Range VLAN with an Internal VLAN ID 13-13
Displaying VLANs 13-14
Configuring VLAN Trunks 13-15
Trunking Overview 13-15
Encapsulation Types 13-17
IEEE 802.1Q Configuration Considerations 13-18
Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface VLAN Configuration 13-18
Configuring an Ethernet Interface as a Trunk Port 13-18
Interaction with Other Features 13-19
Configuring a Trunk Port 13-19
Defining the Allowed VLANs on a Trunk 13-20
Changing the Pruning-Eligible List 13-22
Configuring the Native VLAN for Untagged Traffic 13-22
Configuring Trunk Ports for Load Sharing 13-23
Load Sharing Using STP Port Priorities 13-23
Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost 13-25
Configuring VMPS 13-27
Understanding VMPS 13-27
Dynamic-Access Port VLAN Membership 13-28
Default VMPS Client Configuration 13-28
VMPS Configuration Guidelines 13-28