Introduction
A VLAN (virtual LAN) is a logical interface that is configured on top of a physical interface, providing an additional virtual layer, thus allowing to support more services. Services (NAS, iSCSI, replication) can either use VLANs or other, non-VLAN interfaces. The data they send is VLAN-tagged - or not tagged - accordingly.
Limits
- Maximum 200 VLANs per node
Since nodes are configured symmetrically, this also means 200 VLANs per system.
Limitations
- VLANs are only supported on LACP interfaces that were created using InfiniBox 3.0 or later
- VLANs are not supported on LACP interfaces that were created on InfiniBox versions prior to 3.0
- VLANs are not supported on ports.
- To enable VLANs on pre-3.0 interfaces, contact support.
- As VLANs inherit their state from the underlying LACP interface, they cannot be disabled
- The name of the VLANs must be identical across all nodes.
Viewing the VLANs on the GUI
To access the VLANs view:
- Click Settings from the GUI menu and then click the Network Interfaces tab. Click one of the Network Interface. The Network Interface screen opens.
- The Network Interface screen displays the way the Network Interface uses VLANs for the various InfiniBox services.
Configuring VLANs on the GUI
Step 1 - Configure VLANs on the Port Group
Before you begin
- Make sure that there is a Port Group defined for the VLAN
To configure a VLAN:
- On the GUI, click the Settings icon on the toolbar on the left, and then click the Network Spaces tab.
- Click Create on the upper right of the page.
- In the Create Network Space popup window, select Create VLAN at the bottom of the window.
- Enter the VLAN tag ID. The possible range is 1-4096.
- If needed, you can select the nodes to associate with the VLAN. The node identifier will be Node_id.VLANTagID.
- Click Create.
The VLANs are created on the Port Group.
Step 2 - Configure the network spaces for the VLAN
- On the GUI, click the Settings icon on the toolbar on the left, and then click the Network Spaces tab.
- Click Create on the upper right of the page.
- In the Create Network Space popup window, enter a Network Space Name.
- From the Service field, selelct NAS.
- In each of the 3 nodes, select the Port Group that is associated with the VLAN.
- Click Next.
- Enter a valid network ID, and any other network configurations, if needed.
The Network Map is displayed.
Configuring VLANs using InfiniShell
To configure VLANs using InfiniShell
- In the GUI, select the 3 bars with the exclamation mark on the upper right of the interface .
- From the command line, enter the following...
config.ethernet.interface.create_vlan physical_interface=pg_data1 vlan_id=3649
- Hitting the TAB key will display the list of possible options for each command. At least one option must be selected per option. Options in brackets are optional.
The physical_interface name and the vlan_id are for examples only.
Deleting VLANs
Step 1 - Delete the network space
- On the GUI, click the Settings icon on the toolbar on the left, and then click the Network Spaces tab.
- Right-click the network space to delete, and select Delete Network Space.
The network space is deleted.
Step 2 - Delete the VLANs
- On the GUI, click the Settings icon on the toolbar on the left, and then click the Network Interfaces tab.
- Click on the Port Group where the VLANs are contained.
The VLANs will be displayed on the Network Map. - Select the VLAN tab.
- Right-click on the VLAN and select Delete VLAN.
If there are more than one VLAN, select them all using the checkboxes, right-click and select Delete Entities.
Last edited: 2021-11-17 17:07:27 UTC
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