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25 Advanced Server Configuration in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.0
4 VLAN-based networks
4.1 VLAN-based network structure and usage
VLAN-Based Networks refers to individual VLANs and/or VLAN ranges used for a specific purpose. These
networks are configured via the Networks tab on the Configuration page. VLAN-Based Networks are used
when specifying network settings for Templates.
4.2 VLAN-based network operations
4.2.1 Create VLAN-based network
The following information may be specified for each VLAN-Based Network:
Name—A unique name for the network.
Description—An optional description of the network.
VLAN ID—The VLAN, or range of VLANs, to use for the network. A VLAN ID can apply to at most one VLAN-
based Network. An error is displayed is VLAN IDs in different VLAN-Based Networks
overlap. On the Template Network Settings page, Networks that have one VLAN can
be selected for either tagged or untagged networks; Networks that specify a VLAN
range can only be selected in tagged networks. See the “Setup Idenitty Pool and
Network Settings” section for additional details.
Network Type—The intended purpose of the network. Possible values are as follows:
General Purpose (Bronze)
General Purpose (Silver)
General Purpose (Gold)
General Purpose (Platinum)
Cluster Interconnect
Hypervisor Management
Storage – iSCSI
Storage – FCoE
Storage – Data Replication
VM Migration
VMware FT Logging
4.2.2 Modify VLAN-Based Network
If the VLAN ID field for a VLAN-Based Network is changed, it can affect Template network settings.
 If VLAN ID is changed from a single value to a different single value, it will change the VLAN used by
any templates which include that network.
 If VLAN ID is changed from a single value to a range, that Network will be dropped from Untagged
Network entries in applicable templates.