Supported VLANs
The switch supports VLANs in VTP client, server, and transparent modes. VLANs are identified by a number
from 1 to 4094. VLAN IDs 1002 through 1005 are reserved for Token Ring and FDDI VLANs.
VTP version 1 and version 2 support only normal-range VLANs (VLAN IDs 1 to 1005). In these versions,
the switch must be in VTP transparent mode when you create VLAN IDs from 1006 to 4094. Cisco IOS
Release 12.2(52)SE and later support VTP version 3. VTP version 3 supports the entire VLAN range (VLANs
1 to 4094). Extended range VLANs (VLANs 1006 to 4094) are supported only in VTP version 3. You cannot
convert from VTP version 3 to VTP version 2 if extended VLANs are configured in the domain.
Although the switch stack supports a total of 1,000 (normal range and extended range) VLANs, the number
of configured features affects the use of the switch hardware.
On using the LAN Base image, only the lanbase-default template supports 1000 VLANs. The remaining
templates (default and lanbase-routing) only supports 255 VLANs. Up to 64 VLANs are supported when
the switch is running the LAN Lite image.
Note
The switch supports per-VLAN spanning-tree plus (PVST+) or rapid PVST+ with a maximum of 128
spanning-tree instances. One spanning-tree instance is allowed per VLAN. The switch supports only IEEE
802.1Q trunking methods for sending VLAN traffic over Ethernet ports.
Up to 64 spanning-tree instances are supported when the switch is running the LAN Lite image.
Note
VLAN Port Membership Modes
You configure a port to belong to a VLAN by assigning a membership mode that specifies the kind of traffic
the port carries and the number of VLANs to which it can belong.
When a port belongs to a VLAN, the switch learns and manages the addresses associated with the port on a
per-VLAN basis.
Table 192: Port Membership Modes and Characteristics
VTP Characteristics
VLAN Membership Characteristics
Membership Mode
VTP is not required. If you do not
want VTP to globally propagate
information, set the VTP mode to
transparent. To participate in VTP,
there must be at least one trunk port
on the switch or the switch stack
connected to a trunk port of a
second switch or switch stack.
A static-access port can belong to
one VLAN and is manually
assigned to that VLAN.
Static-access
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