Configuring Advanced Server Features
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By default, Ethernet NICs are configured with VLAN support disabled. Up to 64 VLANs
can be defined for each team on your server. Configuring VLANs consists of the
following tasks:
■
Accessing the VLAN configuration interface.
■
Adding VLAN(s) to the team(s). This includes assigning a unique identifier and name
to each new VLAN.
Each of these tasks is described below, along with procedures describing how to delete
VLANs or modify the properties of a configured VLAN.
Accessing the Adapter VLAN Configuration Interface
Use this procedure to access the NIC properties for VLAN Configuration:
1
Click the
Start
menu, and then select
Settings
,
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click the Gigabit Ethernet NIC icon
.
The Advanced Server Features configuration window is displayed. If you do not see
the Gigabit Ethernet NIC icon, you must install the 3Com Management Programs.
For more information, see “3Com Management Programs” on page 85.
The Advanced Server Features configuration window lists the installed NICs and the
VLANs configured for each team. Each VLAN is identified with a unique identifier number
and name that will appear only in this window. Interface components of the VLAN
Configuration window are described in detail below:
■
VLAN List
This list displays all VLANs that have been configured.
■
Control Buttons
There are two control buttons: Create VLAN and Delete VLAN. These buttons are used
for creating and deleting VLANs.
Adding a VLAN
You can define up to 64 VLANs per team. To configure a new VLAN, follow these steps:
1
From the Advanced Server Features window, select the team to which you want to
add a VLAN.
2
Enter a VLAN Name and VLAN ID, and then click
Create VLAN
.
3
When you have finished adding VLANs to this team, click
OK
.
4
In the Local Area Connection Properties window, click
OK
.
A new virtual NIC is created for each VLAN.
NOTE:
NICs that are members of a team can also be configured to support
VLANs; however, VLANs cannot be configured with foreign NICs.
When configuring VLANs for team NICs, note that any NIC or LOM that is a
member of a team inherits the configuration of the primary NIC. When a NIC or
LOM is removed from the team, however, its original configuration parameters
are used.
NOTE:
To maintain optimal NIC performance, your system should have 64 MB of
system memory for each eight VLANs.
When adding VLANs to a single NIC, a one-NIC team must be created.
