IBM 12.1(22)EA6 - Manual (Page 11)

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VLAN Configuration Mode Options 12-6
VLAN Configuration in config-vlan Mode 12-6
VLAN Configuration in VLAN Configuration Mode 12-6
Saving VLAN Configuration 12-7
Default Ethernet VLAN Configuration 12-7
Creating or Modifying an Ethernet VLAN 12-8
Deleting a VLAN 12-10
Assigning Static-Access Ports to a VLAN 12-10
Configuring Extended-Range VLANs 12-11
Default VLAN Configuration 12-12
Extended-Range VLAN Configuration Guidelines 12-12
Creating an Extended-Range VLAN 12-12
Displaying VLANs 12-13
Configuring VLAN Trunks 12-14
Trunking Overview 12-14
IEEE 802.1Q Configuration Considerations 12-16
Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface VLAN Configuration 12-17
Configuring an Ethernet Interface as a Trunk Port 12-17
Interaction with Other Features 12-18
Configuring a Trunk Port 12-18
Defining the Allowed VLANs on a Trunk 12-19
Changing the Pruning-Eligible List 12-20
Configuring the Native VLAN for Untagged Traffic 12-21
Load Sharing Using STP 12-22
Load Sharing Using STP Port Priorities 12-22
Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost 12-24
Configuring VMPS 12-25
Understanding VMPS 12-26
Dynamic Port VLAN Membership 12-26
VMPS Database Configuration File 12-27
Default VMPS Client Configuration 12-27
VMPS Configuration Guidelines 12-27
Configuring the VMPS Client 12-28
Entering the IP Address of the VMPS 12-28
Configuring Dynamic Access Ports on VMPS Clients 12-28
Reconfirming VLAN Memberships 12-29
Changing the Reconfirmation Interval 12-30
Changing the Retry Count 12-30