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Windows NT Driver Setup
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Configuring VLANs
VLAN configuration is optional. Before configuring VLANs, see the “VLANs Overview” on
page 102.
By default, Gigabit Ethernet NICs are configured with VLAN support disabled. As many
as 64 VLANs can be defined for each Gigabit Ethernet NIC on your server. Configuring
VLANs consists of the following tasks:
■
Accessing the VLAN configuration interface.
■
Adding VLAN(s) to the NIC(s). This includes assigning a unique identifier and
(optional) name to each new VLAN.
■
Rebooting the system.
Each of these tasks is described below, along with how to delete VLANs or modify the
properties of a configured VLAN.
Accessing the NIC VLAN Configuration Interface
1
Open your system Control Panel and double-click the
Network
icon.
2
When the Network window opens, select the
Protocols
tab.
3
Select the Advanced Server Features driver and click
Properties
. The Advanced Server
Features window is displayed, from which you can configure VLANs.
The Advanced Server Features configuration window lists the installed NICs and the
VLANs configured for each team, if any. 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 are used for
creating and deleting VLANs.
Adding a VLAN
You can define as many as 64 VLANs per team. To configure a new VLAN, do the
following:
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, then click
Create VLAN
.
3
When you have finished adding VLANs to this team, click
OK
.
4
In the Network window, click
Close
.
NOTE:
NICs that are members of a team can also be configured to support
VLANs. VLANs, however, cannot be configured for an Intel stand-alone LAN
on Motherboard (LOM) or a team that includes a LOM.
When configuring VLANs for team NICs, note that any NIC or LAN-on-
motherboard (LOM) that is a member of a team inherits the configuration of the
primary NIC. However, when an NIC or LOM is removed from the team, its original
configuration parameters are used.
