Static Virtual LANs (VLANs) 
Special VLAN Types 
Hubs dedicated to connecting management stations to the Management VLAN 
can also be included in the above topology. Note that any device connected 
to a hub in the Management VLAN will also have Management VLAN access. 
3.  Configure the Management VLAN on the selected switch ports. 
4.  Test the management VLAN from all of the management stations autho-
rized to use the Management VLAN, including any SNMP-based network 
management stations. Ensure that you include testing any Management 
VLAN links between switches. 
Note  If you configure a Management VLAN on a switch by using a Telnet connection 
through a port that is not in the Management VLAN, then you will lose 
management contact with the switch if you log off your Telnet connection or 
execute write memory and reboot the switch. 
Configuration 
Syntax: [no] management-vlan < vlan-id | vlan-name > 
Configures an existing VLAN as the management VLAN. The no 
form disables the management VLAN and returns the switch to its 
default management operation. Default: Disabled. In this case, the 
VLAN returns to standard VLAN operation. 
For example, suppose you have already configured a VLAN named My_VLAN 
with a VID of 100. Now you want to configure the switch to do the following: 
■  Use My_VLAN as a Management VLAN (tagged, in this case) to connect 
port A1 on switch “A” to a management station. (The management station 
includes a network interface card with 802.1Q tagged VLAN capability.) 
■  Use port A2 to extend the Management VLAN to port B1 (which is already 
configured as a tagged member of My_VLAN) on an adjacent HP Procurve 
switch that supports the Management VLAN feature. 
Switch 
“
B” 
Switch 
“A” 
A1 
B1
A2 
Figure 2-29.  Illustration of Configuration Example 
HPswitch (config)# management-vlan 100 
HPswitch (config)# vlan 100 tagged a1 
HPswitch (config)# vlan 100 tagged a2 
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