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Chapter 12 Configuring VLANs
Configuring Normal-Range VLANs
VLAN Configuration in config-vlan Mode
To access config-vlan mode, enter the vlan global configuration command with a VLAN ID. Enter a new
VLAN ID to create a VLAN, or enter an existing VLAN ID to modify the VLAN. You can use the default
VLAN configuration (
Table 12-2
) or enter multiple commands to configure the VLAN. For more
information about commands available in this mode, refer to the vlan global configuration command
description in the command reference for this release. When you have finished the configuration, you
must exit config-vlan mode for the configuration to take effect. To display the VLAN configuration,
enter the show vlan privileged EXEC command.
You must use this config-vlan mode when creating extended-range VLANs (VLAN IDs greater than
1005). See the
“Configuring Extended-Range VLANs” section on page 12-12
.
VLAN Configuration in VLAN Database Configuration Mode
To access VLAN database configuration mode, enter the vlan database privileged EXEC command.
Then enter the vlan command with a new VLAN ID to create a VLAN, or enter an existing VLAN ID
to modify the VLAN. You can use the default VLAN configuration (
Table 12-2
) or enter multiple
commands to configure the VLAN. For more information about keywords available in this mode, refer
to the vlan VLAN database configuration command description in the command reference for this
release. When you have finished the configuration, you must enter apply or exit for the configuration to
take effect. When you enter the exit command, it applies all commands and updates the VLAN database.
VTP messages are sent to other switches in the VTP domain, and the privileged EXEC mode prompt
appears.
Saving VLAN Configuration
The configurations of VLAN IDs 1 to 1005 are always saved in the VLAN database (vlan.dat file). If
VTP mode is transparent, they are also saved in the switch running configuration file and you can enter
the copy running-config startup-config privileged EXEC command to save the configuration in the
startup configuration file. To display the VLAN configuration, enter the show vlan privileged EXEC
command.
When you save VLAN and VTP information (including extended-range VLAN configuration
information) in the startup configuration file and reboot the switch, the switch configuration is
determined as follows:
•
If the VTP mode is transparent in the startup configuration, and the VLAN database and the VTP
domain name from the VLAN database matches that in the startup configuration file, the VLAN
database is ignored (cleared), and the VTP and VLAN configurations in the startup configuration
file are used. The VLAN database revision number remains unchanged in the VLAN database.
•
If the VTP mode or domain name in the startup configuration does not match the VLAN database,
the domain name and VTP mode and configuration for the first 1005 VLANs use the VLAN
database information.
•
If VTP mode is server, the domain name and VLAN configuration for the first 1005 VLANs use the
VLAN database information
Caution
If the VLAN database configuration is used at startup and the startup configuration file contains
extended-range VLAN configuration, this information is lost when the system boots up.