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Managing VLANs
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Configuring VLANs
With Ridgeline, you can perform common VLAN configuration tasks, including creating, modifying,
and deleting VLANs, as well as configuring VLAN protocol settings. There are two methods you can
use for configuring VLANs in Ridgeline:
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Using Ridgeline’s network resource provisioning feature
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Using Ridgeline’s scripting feature.
Additionally, you can optionally assign VLANs a network name , which is a means for categorizing
VLANs into logical groups. After assigning one or more VLANs a network name, you can filter the
information displayed in the VLAN table based on the network name. This can be useful if you have a
large number of VLANs to manage.
Provisioning VLANs
Ridgeline’s network resource provisioning feature allows you to create new VLANs simply by selecting
the devices, ports, links, and tagging options you want, then validate and deploy the VLAN
configuration by clicking a button. You can modify existing VLANs by selecting the VLAN in Network
Views windows, changing parameters, and deploying the changes to the devices where the VLAN is
configured.
For more information on Ridgeline’s network resource provisioning feature, see “Provisioning Network
Resources” on page 77 .
Creating a VLAN
To create a VLAN, do the following:
1 Under Network Views, select the folder containing the devices you want to configure.
2 In the Navigation Table, or the Map View (if displayed), click on the devices to select them. For a
VLAN, you can select one or more switches, links, or ports.