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Managing VLANs
This chapter describes how you can use Ridgeline to configure, monitor, and manage VLANs in your
network. Topics include:
● An overview of the VLAN-related features in Ridgeline
● How to configure VLANs in Ridgeline using bundled scripts
● Using Ridgeline to view information about the VLANs in your network
● Displaying details about VLANs, VMANs, and VLAN services
● Categorizing VLANs by assigning them a network name
Configuring and Monitoring VLANs with Ridgeline
Ridgeline provides a number of features that greatly simplify the management of VLANs on your
network. Using Ridgeline you can monitor and configure VLANs on a network-wide basis, rather than
one device at a time. Ridgeline scripts automate the addition and deletion of device ports for the VLAN
being configured, and support scalable, multi-device VLAN configuration, which speeds the process of
implementing VLAN changes across multiple devices.
Note that Ridgeline creates and manages VLANs for Extreme Networks devices only. It does not handle
other third-party devices, even though third-party devices can be managed through Ridgeline.
Extreme Networks devices can support a maximum of 4095 VLANs per switch. VLANs on Extreme
Networks switches can be created according to the following criteria:
● Physical port
● 802.1Q tag
● Protocol sensitivity using Ethernet, LLC SAP, or LLC/SNAP Ethernet protocol filters
● A combination of these criteria
VMANs (Virtual Metropolitan Area Networks) enable a service provider to offer the equivalent of
separate and independent virtual bridged LANs to multiple customers over the provider’s bridged
network. Ridgeline can display detailed information about the VMANs configured in your network.
For a more detailed explanation of VLANs and VMANs, see the ExtremeXOS Concepts and Solutions
Guide.