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The VLAN Configuration tab lists the installed adapters and the VLANs configured
for each adapter or Failover (Virtual) Team, if any. Each VLAN is identified with a
unique identifier number and an (optional) name that will only be displayed in this
window.
The following items are displayed in the VLAN Configuration tab:
• Adapter/VLAN list: Below each adapter is a list of the VLANs that have been
configured for that adapter. You can conceal each VLAN list by clicking the
minus box immediately in front on the adapter icon. The box contains a plus
sign (+) when the VLANs are concealed. To reveal the VLAN list when it is
concealed, click the box again.
• Control Buttons: There are three control buttons: Add VLAN, Delete VLAN,
and Properties. These buttons are used for creating and deleting VLANs, and
for modifying the properties of VLANs already created.
Adding a VLAN
You can define up to 64 VLANs per adapter. To add a new VLAN, do the following from
the VLAN Configuration tab:
1. In the NICs Available list, select the first adapter that you want to add a VLAN to.
2. The adapter is highlighted when your selection is made.
3. Click the Add VLAN.
4. In the VLAN Properties window, enter a unique number.
You must assign a unique identification number to each VLAN you create. Even
though the maximum number of VLANs that can be configured on each adapter is
64, any particular VLAN can be assigned an identification number between 1 and
4094.
The VLAN tagging format follows the guidance provided in IEEE 802.1Q-1999. Be
sure that there are no spaces, blank lines, or extra characters. The identifier can be
entered in decimal (for example, 383), octal (for example, 0577), or hexadecimal
(e.g. 0x17F) format.
Note: When assigning a number for a VLAN, do not use the default VLAN identifier
used by the adapter or the switch. Match the VLAN configuration with the
configuration on the switch or server; that is, if you have already identified
VLANs 383 and 777 on the switch or server, the VLAN IDs for the new
adapters must match.
5. (Optional) In the VLAN Properties window, type a name for the VLAN you are
creating.
6. If Jumbo Frames will be sent to or received by the adapter VLAN, click the check
box next to Jumbo Frames.
7. When you are finished adding VLANs to this adapter, click OK.
A new VLAN instance is created in the previously selected adapter list.
Note: To maintain optimum adapter performance, reserve 64MB of memory for each
eight VLANs created per adapter.
8. When you are finished configuring VLANs, click Close to accept the changes.
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