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M4300 VMware VLANS
I'm new to VLANs and having trouble configuring VLANs for use with VMware. Here's what I'm testing with: VMware standard vSwtich with a VM Network Port Group connect to a single vNic con...
Hi Jg,
It's all right.
Any post about your concern is welcome:smileyhappy:
So the question now is "So if I have a single uplink connecting to another switch, that connects to the LAN for which I have no control over, and should not have any vlan config going out, how should that be configured? "
I want to summarize the topology from your information:
1) The port connect to VSwitches should be Tag mode.
This port maybe use multiple VLAN.(My example: port 1/0/2,Tag with VLAN 100,VLAN member 100)
2) The port connect as uplink to another switch should be unTag.(My example: port 1/0/4, PVID 100,untag with VLAN 100,VLAN member 100)
Please check the example as below:
In this topology,
multiple VLAN traffic will not forward two-way.
because 1/0/4 will only forward the untag packets to PVID VLAN 100.
Let me know your complete network requirement if you have further concern.
Again, any post is welcome.:smileyhappy:
Regards,
Daniel.
Daniel, thank you very much. I think I was on the right track but I have some more…
The switch will be used exclusively for VMware hosts so the only connection will be from vSwitches and an uplink.
So if I have a single uplink connecting to another switch, that connects to the LAN for which I have no control over, and should not have any vlan config going out, how should that be configured?
I'm sorry for being obtuse, I may be missing some fundamentals with regard to network design.
Hi Jg,
It's all right.
Any post about your concern is welcome:smileyhappy:
So the question now is "So if I have a single uplink connecting to another switch, that connects to the LAN for which I have no control over, and should not have any vlan config going out, how should that be configured? "
I want to summarize the topology from your information:
1) The port connect to VSwitches should be Tag mode.
This port maybe use multiple VLAN.(My example: port 1/0/2,Tag with VLAN 100,VLAN member 100)
2) The port connect as uplink to another switch should be unTag.(My example: port 1/0/4, PVID 100,untag with VLAN 100,VLAN member 100)
Please check the example as below:
In this topology,
multiple VLAN traffic will not forward two-way.
because 1/0/4 will only forward the untag packets to PVID VLAN 100.
Let me know your complete network requirement if you have further concern.
Again, any post is welcome.:smileyhappy:
Regards,
Daniel.
Thanks. This is what I needed. Things make more sense now.
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