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VLAN Policy
VLAN policies determine how VLANs function across your network environment.
A virtual local area network (VLAN) is a group of hosts with a common set of requirements, which
communicate as if they were attached to the same broadcast domain, regardless of their physical location. A
VLAN has the same attributes as a physical local area network (LAN), but it allows for end stations to be
grouped together even if not on the same network switch.
The scope of VLAN policies can be distributed port groups and ports, and uplink port groups and ports.
Edit the VLAN Policy on a Distributed Port Group
The VLAN policy allows virtual networks to join physical VLANs.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client and select the Networking inventory view.
2 Right-click the distributed port group in the inventory pane, and select Edit Settings.
3 Select Policies.
4 Select the type of VLAN filtering and marking from the VLAN Type drop-down menu.
Option Description
None
Do not use VLAN.
Use this option in case of External Switch Tagging (EST).
VLAN
Tag traffic with the ID from the VLAN ID field.
Type a number between 1 and 4094 for Virtual Switch Tagging (VST).
VLAN Trunking
Pass VLAN traffic with ID within the VLAN trunk range to guest
operating system. You can set multiple ranges and individual VLANs by
using a comma-separated list.
Use this option for VGT.
Private VLAN
Associate the traffic with a private VLAN created on the distributed
switch.
5 Click OK.
Edit Distributed Port or Uplink Port VLAN Policies
The VLAN policy allows virtual networks to join physical VLANs.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client and select the Networking inventory view.
2 Select the vSphere distributed switch in the inventory pane.
3 On the Ports tab, right-click the port to modify and select Edit Settings.
4 Click Policies.
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