Configuring VLAN for IP partnerships

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To configure VLAN when you use IP (Internet Protocol) partnerships, consider the following requirements and procedures.

Before you begin

  • VLAN tagging is supported for IP partnership traffic between systems.
  • VLAN provides network traffic separation at the layer 2 level for Ethernet transport.
  • VLAN tagging by default is disabled for any IP address of a node port. You can use the management GUI or the command-line interface (CLI) to optionally set the VLAN ID for port IPs on systems in the IP partnership.
  • When a VLAN ID is configured for the port IP addresses that are mapped to the portsets, appropriate VLAN settings on the Ethernet network must also be properly configured to prevent connectivity issues.
  • Setting VLAN tags for a port is disruptive. Therefore, VLAN tagging requires that you stop the partnership first before you configure VLAN tags. Then, restart again when the configuration is complete.

About this task

Follow this procedure to configure VLAN tags for existing IP partnership setups:

Procedure

  1. Stop the partnership between the local and remote system.
  2. Configure VLAN on node ports in the portsets on the local system.
  3. Configure all intervening switches with appropriate VLAN tags.
  4. Configure VLAN on node ports in the portsets on the remote system.
  5. Check to see whether connectivity between the local and remote sites are restored.
  6. Restart the partnership.