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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
Setting up Virtual LANs (VLANs)
SAM allows you to add up to 64 VLANs per team or adapter. Each VLAN is a virtual network adapter,
visible in the Windows Device Manager, through which the operating system is able to receive data
tagged with the correct VLAN ID (VID). You may assign one VLAN to accept VLAN 0 or untagged
traffic, which allows the interface to communicate with devices that do not support VLAN tagging,
or that are sending traffic on VLAN 0.
To create VLANs:
1
Start SAM and select the adapter or adapter team from the Network Adapter list.
2
From the
Actions
list, click
Add one or more VLANs
, or choose
Actions > Add one or more
VLANs
to display the VLAN Setup Wizard.
Figure 22: Create VLANs
NOTE:
Creating VLANs can disrupt current services running on the server. Solarflare recommend
only changing network settings when disruption to network services can be tolerated.