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Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS 6.1 CLI | Reference Guide vlan-name | 1277

vlan-name

vlan-name <name> [pool]

Description

This command creates a named VLAN on the controller and can enable it as a pool. A named VLAN needs to be

first created to assign one or a pool of VLAN IDs to that name.

Syntax

Usage Guidelines

Create a named VLAN so you can set up a VLAN pool. A VLAN pool consists of a set of VLAN IDs which are

grouped together to efficiently manage multi-controller networks from a single location.

Example

The following command creates a VLAN pool named mytest on the controller:

vlan-name mytest pool

Related Commands

(host) (config) #show vlan

Command History

Command Information

Parameter Description Range

<name> Name for the VLAN. 1–32 characters

[pool] (Optional) Sets the named VLAN to be a pool. —

Caution: VLAN pooling should not be used with static IP addresses.

Version Modification

ArubaOS 3.0 Command introduced.

ArubaOS 3.4 the pool parameter was introduced.

Platforms Licensing Command Mode

All platforms Base operating system Config mode on master controllers