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

    1、nics that are members of a team can also be configured to support vlans. vlans, however, cannot be configured for an intel stand-alone lan on motherboard (lom) or a team that includes a lom.

    2when configuring vlans for team nics, note that any nic or lan-on motherboard (lom) that is a member of a team inherits the configuration of the primary nic. however, when an nic or lom is removed from the team, its original configuration parameters are used.

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

    ■ accessing the vlan configuration interface.

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

    ■ rebooting the system.

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

    accessing the nic vlan configuration interface

    1 open your system control panel and double-click the network icon.

    2 when the network window opens, select the protocols tab.

    3 select the advanced server features driver and click properties. the advanced server features window is displayed, from which you can configure vlans.

    the advanced server features configuration window lists the installed nics and the vlans configured for each team, if any. 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 are used for creating and deleting vlans.

    adding a vlan

    you can define as many as 64 vlans per team. to configure a new vlan, do the following:

    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, then click create vlan.

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

    4 in the network window, click close.

    5 the tcp/ip properties window appears. select the vlan and configure tcp/ip settings. click apply. you must configure tcp/ip settings for each vlan you created.

    when finished, click ok.

    6 when prompted to restart the system, click yes.

    a new virtual nic will be created for each vlan.

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

    deleting a vlan

    if you delete a team, any vlans configured for that team will also be deleted.

    nics that are part of a team inherit all the basic configuration properties of the team, including vlans associated with the team. if you delete a team, any vlans configured for that team will also be deleted.

    to delete a configured vlan, do the following:

    1 from the advanced server features window, select the vlan you want to delete and 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 in the network window, click close.

    1、if you delete all vlans for a team, the tcp/ip properties window appears.

    2、you must configure tcp/ip settings for the team. when finished, click ok.

    4 when prompted to restart the system, click yes.

    when vlans are created and then deleted, the original team name and nic assignments [primary/standby] are still present, but the ip address for the team is deleted.