HP-UX VLAN Administrator's Guide, February 2007

Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................9
1 Introduction...................................................................................................................13
Overview of VLANs.................................................................................................................................13
What Is a VLAN?................................................................................................................................13
VLAN-Aware Switches.......................................................................................................................15
VLAN Tagging...................................................................................................................................16
Common VLAN Usage Scenarios ........................................................................................................18
Planning for VLANs on the Network...................................................................................................18
Process Overview..........................................................................................................................18
Network Requirements..................................................................................................................19
Configuring VLANs on the Switch.................................................................................................20
VLANs on HP-UX ..............................................................................................................................20
Comparing Properties of VPPAs and PPAs in HP-UX VLANs..........................................................21
Promiscuous Mode Characteristics and HP-UX VLANs...................................................................21
Priority, ToS, and Override Settings in HP-UX VLANs.....................................................................21
User 802.1p Priority Settings.....................................................................................................22
Priority Override and ToS Override Mechanisms .......................................................................22
Features and Benefits of HP-UX VLANs....................................................................................................23
Administrative Methods for Managing HP-UX VLANs..............................................................................24
Configuration and Administration Tasks...................................................................................................25
HP-UX VLAN Attributes..........................................................................................................................25
Direct Attributes.................................................................................................................................26
Derived Attributes..............................................................................................................................26
Associated IP Attributes......................................................................................................................27
Using VLANs with HP Serviceguard.........................................................................................................27
Unsupported Functionality.......................................................................................................................28
Hardware and Software Requirements......................................................................................................28
2 Using HP SMH to Configure and Administer HP-UX VLANs...................................29
Overview................................................................................................................................................29
Navigating HP SMH................................................................................................................................29
General Navigation Tips.....................................................................................................................29
Navigating to VLANs.........................................................................................................................30
TUI Example......................................................................................................................................32
Adding a VLAN Interface.........................................................................................................................33
Modifying a VLAN Interface.....................................................................................................................36
Deleting a VLAN Interface........................................................................................................................37
3 Using nwmgr to Configure and Administer HP-UX VLANs......................................39
nwmgr Syntax.........................................................................................................................................39
nwmgr: Operational Overview............................................................................................................40
Comparing nwmgr, lanadmin, and linkloop Syntax..............................................................................40
Adding a VLAN Interface.........................................................................................................................41
Displaying Interfaces................................................................................................................................41
Displaying All Configured Interfaces...................................................................................................41
Displaying Only VLAN Interfaces........................................................................................................42
Displaying a Specific VLAN Interface..................................................................................................42
Modifying a VLAN Interface.....................................................................................................................42
Deleting a VLAN Interface........................................................................................................................43
Other Examples.......................................................................................................................................44
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