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Chapter 8 Configuring VLANs
Assigning VLAN Port Membership Modes
VLAN Membership Combinations
You can configure your switch ports in various VLAN membership combinations as listed in
Table 8-3
.
Table 8-3
VLAN Combinations
Port Mode
VTP Required?
Configuration Procedure
Comments
Static-access ports
No
“Assigning Static-Access
Ports to a VLAN” section on
page 8-7
If you do not want to use VTP to globally propagate
the VLAN configuration information, you can
assign a static-access port to a VLAN and set the
VTP mode to transparent to disable VTP.
Static-access and
multi-VLAN ports
No
“Overlapping VLANs and
Multi-VLAN Ports” section on
page 8-7
“Assigning Static-Access
Ports to a VLAN” section on
page 8-7
You must connect the multi-VLAN port to a router
or server.
The switch automatically transitions to VTP
transparent mode (VTP is disabled). No VTP
configuration is required.
Some restrictions apply to multi-VLAN ports. For
more information, see the
“Avoiding Configuration
Conflicts” section on page 9-7
.
Static-access and
trunk ports
Recommended
“Configuring VTP Server
Mode” section on page 8-16
Add, modify, or remove
VLANs in the database as
described in the
“Configuring
VLANs in the VTP Database”
section on page 8-23
“Assigning Static-Access
Ports to a VLAN” section on
page 8-25
“Configuring a Trunk Port”
section on page 8-28
You can configure at least one trunk port on the
switch and make sure that this trunk port is
connected to the trunk port of a second switch.
Some restrictions apply to trunk ports. For more
information, see the
“Trunks Interacting with Other
Features” section on page 8-27
.
You can change the VTP version on the switch and
enable VTP pruning.
You can define the allowed-VLAN list, change the
pruning-eligible list, and configure the native
VLAN for untagged traffic on the trunk port.
Dynamic-access and
trunk ports
Yes
“Configuring Dynamic VLAN
Membership” section on
page 8-39
“Configuring Dynamic Ports
on VMPS Clients” section on
page 8-40
“Configuring a Trunk Port”
section on page 8-28
so that
the VMPS client can receive
VTP information from the
VMPS
You must connect the dynamic-access port to an end
station and not to another switch.
Configure the VMPS and the client with the same
VTP domain name.
You can change the reconfirmation interval and the
retry count on the VMPS client switch.
You can define the allowed-VLAN list, change the
pruning-eligible list, and configure the native
VLAN for untagged traffic on the trunk port.