User`s guide

Chapter 7 Virtual LANs (VLANs) 123
You can set the vNIC mode for the VLAN at vNIC creation time, by using the add
vnic command as shown:
The -mode option takes the following qualifiers:
Access
This property specifies the default VLAN domain that the vNIC belongs to. By
default, the access VLAN is inherited from the vNIC’s terminating port.You can
change a vNIC’s access VLAN at vNIC creation time by using the add vnic
command as shown.
Configuration Options
A vNIC’s VLAN configuration can occur through either of the following methods:
■ host managed
add vnic <vnic-name>.<server-profile-name> <slot/port> -mode=access|trunk
access By default, a vNIC operates in access mode, meaning it forwards
(transmits or receives) only untagged frames in its access VLAN domain.
All tagged frames received from the network and received on this vNIC
are forwarded with the tag removed as long as the frame belongs in its
access VLAN domain. Otherwise, the frame is not forwarded to this
vNIC.
The Oracle Fabric Interconnect drops any outgoing tagged frames on this
vNIC. Use the trunk mode of operation when both untagged and VLAN
tagged frames are to be forwarded to or from the vNIC.
Access mode can be configured only at vNIC creation time, by using the
add vnic command as shown:
add vnic <vnic-name>.<server-profile-name>
<slot/port> -mode=access
trunk In this mode, the vNIC allows transmission and reception both tagged
and untagged frames. The Oracle Fabric Interconnect passes all tagged
and untagged traffic across this vNIC without modification.
Trunk mode can be configured only at vNIC creation time, by using the
add vnic command as shown:
add vnic <vnic-name>.<server-profile-name> <slot/port>
-mode=trunk
add vnic <vnic-name>.<server-profile-name> <slot/port> -access-vlan=<id>