Dell QLogic Family of Adapters QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide - Page 79

Windows VLAN Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Windows VLAN Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide The term VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) refers to a collection of devices that communicate as if they were on the same physical LAN. VLAN information covered in this section includes the following: VLAN Properties Using the CLI for VLANs Using the GUI for VLANs VLAN Properties The VLAN protocol permits insertion of a tag into an Ethernet frame to identify the VLAN to which a frame belongs. If present, the four-byte VLAN tag is inserted into the Ethernet frame between the source MAC address and the length and type field. The first two bytes of the VLAN tag consist of the 802.1q tag type; the second two bytes include a user priority field and the VLAN identifier (VID). For QLogic adapters, VLAN tagging is done according to the IEEE 802.1q protocol and the process is the same whether it is a single port or a team. Multiple VLANs can be configured over a single port or a team of ports up to a maximum of 64 VLANs. Each VLAN is represented by a virtual network interface that is bound to the protocols. Using the CLI for VLANs Use the QConvergeConsole CLI utility to view, add, and delete VLANs. To display a list of VLANs, issue the following command: qaucli -nic -vlanlist To view VLAN information, issue the following command: qaucli -nic -vlaninfo [vlan_inst|ALL] To preview a VLAN before adding it to a port or team, issue the following command: qaucli -nic -vlanadd_preview To add a VLAN to a port or team, issue the following command: qaucli -nic -vlanadd where list_insts are comma-separated port indices (for example, 1,2) and vlan_id is the comma-separated numeric value (for example, 1...4095 or 100,555). Use the -vlanadd_preview command to preview list indices. To preview a VLAN before removing it from a port or team, issue the following command to list the indices to use in the vlandel command: qaucli -nic -vlandel_preview To remove a VLAN from a port or team, issue the following command: qaucli -nic -vlandel