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5 Select the VLAN Type to use.
Option Action
None
Do not use VLAN.
VLAN
In the VLAN ID field, enter a number between 1 and 4094.
VLAN Trunking
Enter one or more VLAN trunk range.
Private VLAN
Select an available private VLAN to use.
6 Click OK.
Edit the VLAN Policy on an Uplink Port Group
Set the VLAN policy on an uplink port group with the vSphere Client to configure VLAN traffic processing
generally for all member uplinks.
Use the VLAN policy at the uplink port level to propagate a trunk range of VLAN IDs to the physical
network adapters for traffic filtering. The physical network adapters drop the packets from the other
VLANs if the adapters support filtering by VLAN. Setting a trunk range improves networking performance
because physical network adapters filter traffic instead of the uplink ports in the group.
If you have a physical network adapter which does not support VLAN filtering, the VLANs might still not
be blocked. In this case, configure VLAN filtering on a distributed port group or on a distributed port.
See the technical documentation from the adapter vendors for information about VLAN filtering support.
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 uplink port group in the inventory pane, and select Edit Settings.
3 Under Policies, click VLAN and type a VLAN trunk range to propagate to the physical network
adapters.
For trunking of several ranges and individual VLANs, separate the entries with commas.
4 Click OK.
Edit the VLAN Policy on an Uplink Port
Set the VLAN policy on an uplink port with the vSphere Client to handle VLAN traffic through the port in a
different way than for the parent uplink port group.
Use the VLAN policy at the uplink port to propagate a trunk range of VLAN IDs to the physical network
adapter for traffic filtering. The physical network adapter drops packets from the other VLANs if the
adapter supports filtering by VLAN. Setting a trunk range improves networking performance because the
physical network adapter filters traffic instead of the uplink port.
If you have a physical network adapter which does not support VLAN filtering, the VLANs might still not
be blocked. In this case, configure VLAN filtering on a distributed port group or on a distributed port.
See the technical documentation from the adapter vendor for information about VLAN filtering support.
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
vSphere Administration with the vSphere Client
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