vlan configuration is optional. before configuring vlans, see "vlans overview" on page 102.

    1、nics that are members of a team can also be configured to support vlans; however, vlans cannot be configured with foreign nics.

    2、when configuring vlans for team nics, note that any nic or lom that is a member of a team inherits the configuration of the primary nic. when a nic or lom is removed from the team, however, its original configuration parameters are used.

    by default, ethernet nics are configured with vlan support disabled. up to 64 vlans can be defined for each team on your server. configuring vlans consists of the following tasks:

    ■ accessing the vlan configuration interface.

    ■ adding vlan(s) to the team(s). this includes assigning a unique identifier and name to each new vlan.

    each of these tasks is described below, along with procedures describing how to delete vlans or modify the properties of a configured vlan.

    accessing the adapter vlan configuration interface

    use this procedure to access the nic properties for vlan configuration:

    1 click the start menu, and then select settings, control panel.

    2 double-click the gigabit ethernet nic icon.

    the advanced server features configuration window is displayed. if you do not see the gigabit ethernet nic icon, you must install the 3com management programs.

    for more information, see "3com management programs" on page 85.

    the advanced server features configuration window lists the installed nics and the vlans configured for each team. each vlan is identified with a unique identifier number and name that will appear only in this window. interface components of the vlan configuration window are described in detail below:

    ■ vlan list

    this list displays all vlans that have been configured.

    ■ control buttons

    there are two control buttons: create vlan and delete vlan. these buttons are used for creating and deleting vlans.

    adding a vlan

    you can define up to 64 vlans per team. to configure a new vlan, follow these steps:

    1 from the advanced server features window, select the team to which you want to add a vlan.

    2 enter a vlan name and vlan id, and then click create vlan.

    3 when you have finished adding vlans to this team, click ok.

    4 in the local area connection properties window, click ok.

    a new virtual nic is created for each vlan.

    1、to maintain optimal nic performance, your system should have 64 mb of system memory for each eight vlans.

    when adding vlans to a single nic, a one-nic team must be created.

    deleting a vlan

    to delete a configured vlan, follow these steps:

    1 from the advanced server features window, select the team from which you want to delete the vlan, and then click delete vlan. the selected vlan will be deleted from the vlan list window.

    2 when you have finished deleting vlans, click ok to accept the changes.

    3 click ok at the local area connection properties window.