
BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide
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Other VLAN features
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Other VLAN features
Allocating memory for more VLANs or virtual routing
interfaces
By default, you can configure up to 512 VLANs and virtual routing interfaces on the device.
Although this is the default maximum, the device can support up to 4089 VLANs and 4095 virtual
routing interfaces. (VLAN IDs 0, 4090, 4091, 4092 and 4095 are reserved.)
NOTE
If many of your VLANs will have an identical configuration, you might want to configure VLAN groups.
If you need to configure more than 512 VLANs, enter commands such as the following at the global
CONFIG level of the CLI.
BigIron RX(config)# system-max vlan 2048
BigIron RX(config)# write memory
BigIron RX(config)# end
BigIron RX# reload
Syntax: [no] system-max vlan
<num>
The
<num>
parameter specifies the maximum number of VLANs that can be configured. Enter 1 –
4089, but IDs 4091 – 4094 are reserved.
Hardware flooding for Layer 2 multicast and broadcast
packets
Broadcast and multicast packets do not have a specific recipient. In order for these "special"
packets to reach their intended recipient, they needed to be sent on all ports of the VLAN (or
"flooded" across the VLAN).
By default, the device performs
hardware
flooding for Layer 2 multicast and broadcast packets.
(Layer 2 multicast packets have a multicast address in the destination MAC address field.)
However, if uplink VLANs or protocol-based VLANs are configured, this default behavior is
overridden and
software
flooding is enabled.
You can disable hardware flooding for Layer 2 multicast and broadcast packets on a per-VLAN
basis. For example:
BigIron RX(config)#
BigIron RX(config)# vlan 2
BigIron RX(config-vlan-2)# no multicast-flooding
Syntax: [no] multicast-flooding
NOTES:
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This feature is supported on the 10 Gigabit Ethernet module.
•
This feature cannot be enabled on an empty VLAN; the VLAN must already have ports
assigned to it prior to enabling this feature.
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This feature is not supported on Layer 3 protocol-based VLANs.
•
This feature is not supported on private VLANs.
Summary of Contents for BigIron RX Series
Page 228: ...152 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Enabling WAN PHY mode support 6 ...
Page 312: ...236 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Displaying IP information 7 ...
Page 356: ...280 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Resetting LLDP statistics 9 ...
Page 402: ...326 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Transparent firewall mode 11 ...
Page 432: ...356 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 SuperSpan 12 ...
Page 500: ...424 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 MRP CLI example 14 ...
Page 591: ...BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 515 53 1002253 01 Displaying traffic reduction 19 ...
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Page 598: ...522 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Viewing Layer 2 ACLs 20 ...
Page 656: ...580 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Trunk formation 22 ...
Page 754: ...678 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Displaying RIP filters 24 ...
Page 814: ...738 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Displaying OSPF information 25 ...
Page 980: ...904 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Clearing IS IS information 28 ...
Page 1000: ...924 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Using secure copy 30 ...
Page 1088: ...1012 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 IP source guard 35 ...
Page 1108: ...1032 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Reading CDP packets 37 ...
Page 1126: ...1050 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Clearing sFlow statistics 39 ...
Page 1324: ...1248 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Displaying OSPFv3 information 48 ...
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Page 1404: ...1328 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 Commands That Require a Reload D ...
Page 1458: ...1382 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 53 1002253 01 VSRP E ...