Operation Manual – VLAN
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 VLAN Configuration
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Note:
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As the default VLAN, VLAN 1 cannot be created or removed.
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You cannot manually create or remove reserved VLANs, which are reserved for
specific functions.
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Dynamic VLANs cannot be removed using the
undo vlan
command.
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If a VLAN has a QoS policy configured, the VLAN cannot be removed.
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If a VLAN is configured as a remote-probe VLAN for remote port mirroring, it cannot
be removed using the
undo vlan
command unless its remote-probe VLAN
configuration is removed.
1.3 Basic VLAN Interface Configuration
Hosts of different VLANs cannot communicate directly. That is, routers or Layer 3
switches are needed for packets to travel across different VLANs. VLAN interfaces are
used to forward VLAN packets on Layer 3.
VLAN interfaces are Layer 3 virtual interfaces (which do not exist physically on devices)
used for Layer 3 interoperability between different VLANs. Each VLAN can have one
VLAN interface. Packets of a VLAN can be forwarded on network layer through the
corresponding VLAN interface. As each VLAN forms a broadcast domain, a VLAN can
be an IP network segment and the VLAN interface can be the gateway to enable IP
address-based Layer 3 forwarding.
Follow these steps to configure VLAN interface basic attributes:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Create a VLAN interface
or enter VLAN interface
view
interface Vlan-interface
vlan-interface-id
Required
This command leads you
to VLAN interface view if
the VLAN interface
already exists.
Configure an IP address
for the VLAN interface
ip
address
ip-address
{
mask
|
mask-length
}
[
sub
]
Optional
Not configured by default
Specify the descriptive
string for the VLAN
interface
description text
Optional
VLAN interface name is
used by default, for
example, “Vlan-interface1
Interface”.