Configuring the native vlan for untagged traffic, Configuring trunk ports for load sharing – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter 13 Configuring VLANs

Configuring VLAN Trunks

To return to the default pruning-eligible list of all VLANs, use the no switchport trunk pruning vlan
interface configuration command.

Configuring the Native VLAN for Untagged Traffic

A trunk port configured with IEEE 802.1Q tagging can receive both tagged and untagged traffic. By
default, the switch forwards untagged traffic in the native VLAN configured for the port. The native
VLAN is VLAN 1 by default.

Note

The native VLAN can be assigned any VLAN ID.

For information about IEEE 802.1Q configuration issues, see the

“IEEE 802.1Q Configuration

Considerations” section on page 13-19

.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the native VLAN on an
IEEE 802.1Q trunk:

To return to the default native VLAN, VLAN 1, use the no switchport trunk native vlan interface
configuration command.

If a packet has a VLAN ID that is the same as the outgoing port native VLAN ID, the packet is sent
untagged; otherwise, the switch sends the packet with a tag.

Configuring Trunk Ports for Load Sharing

Load sharing divides the bandwidth supplied by parallel trunks connecting switches. To avoid loops,
STP normally blocks all but one parallel link between switches. Using load sharing, you divide the
traffic between the links according to which VLAN the traffic belongs.

Step 5

show interfaces interface-id switchport Verify your entries in the Pruning VLANs Enabled field of the display.

Step 6

copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

Command

Purpose

Command

Purpose

Step 1

configure terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

interface interface-id

Define the interface that is configured as the IEEE 802.1Q trunk, and
enter interface configuration mode.

Step 3

switchport trunk native vlan vlan-id

Configure the VLAN that is sending and receiving untagged traffic
on the trunk port.

For vlan-id, the range is 1 to 4094.

Step 4

end

Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 5

show interfaces interface-id switchport

Verify your entries in the Trunking Native Mode VLAN field.

Step 6

copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

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