User's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 153
Configuring VLAN
VLANs are used to allow multiple virtual LANs to co-exist on the same
physical network cable and to segregate the network traffic for security
or load management purposes.
When you enable the VLAN functionality,
each network packet is assigned a VLAN tag.
1 Log in to the Web interface.
2 Click the Network tab  VLAN subtab.
The
VLAN Tag Settings page displays. VLAN tags are chassis properties.
They remain with the chassis even when a component is removed.
3 Configure the CMC/iDRAC VLAN settings.
Table 5-39 describes the
settings on the Network Security page.
4 Click Apply to save the settings.
You can also access this page from the Chassis Overview Servers Setup
tab VLAN subtab.
Table 5-39. VLAN Tag Settings
Setting Description
Slot Displays the slot occupied by the server in the chassis.
Slots are sequential IDs, from 1 to 16 (for the 16 available
slots in the chassis), that help identify the location of the
server in the chassis.
Name Displays the name of the server in each slot.
Enable Enables VLAN if the check box is selected. VLAN is disabled
by default.
Priority Indicates the frame priority level, which can be used to
prioritize different types of traffic (voice, video, and data).
Valid priorities are 0 to 7; where 0 (default) is the lowest and
7 is the highest.
ID Displays the VLAN ID (identification). Valid VLAN IDs are:
1 to 4000 and 4021 to 4094. The default VLAN ID is 1.