Users Guide
Managing networks
You can congure logical networks that represent your environment, for the tagged and untagged VLANs. These logical networks are used
to provision the appropriate VLANs on the associated switch port for the physical server NIC port.
NOTE: VLANs are only assigned to servers connected to switches in Fabric mode. For servers connected to switches in Full
Switch mode, the VLAN information is ignored.
In tagged networks, a port handles multiple VLANs. VLAN tagged networks help identify which packet belongs to the VLAN on the other
side. A packet is tagged with a VLAN tag in the Ethernet frame. A VLAN ID is put in the header to identify the network to which it belongs.
In untagged networks, one port handles only one VLAN.
To view the list of networks, click Conguration > Networks. The Networks page with the list of networks is displayed. You can view the
name, description, and VLAN ID of the networks.
A summary of the selected network is displayed on the right side.
You can perform the following tasks on the Networks page:
• Dene networks
• Edit networks
• Delete networks
• Export networks
Topics:
• SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS
• Dening networks
• Editing networks
• Exporting network congurations
• Deleting network congurations
SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS
Besides assigning VLANs to server proles, SmartFabric Services automate QoS settings based on user input. When a VLAN is created and
you select the related trac type (such as iSCSI and vMotion), the SFS engine assigns the correct QoS setting to that VLAN. You can also
select a “metal” such as gold and bronze to assign your own priority values to the trac.
Table 6. Network
trac types - QoS settings
Network Trac Type Description QoS Setting
General Purpose (Bronze) Used for low-priority data trac 2
General Purpose (Silver) Used for standard/default priority data
trac
3
General Purpose (Gold) Used for high–priority data trac 4
General Purpose (Platinum) Used for extremely high–priority data trac 5
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