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Cisco CCNP Switch 300-115

 Episode 8 : VLAN database

 Instructor: Philip Inshanally
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VLAN database

We often use vlans to separate traffic within our network. A Virtual LAN (VLAN)
breaks up a single broadcast domain in to smaller broadcast domains, traffic are only
switched between ports in the same vlan, by default.

VLANs are often mapped to a subnet, think about a vlan as a network in your
environment. When traffic needs to leave the vlan it would send the traffic to its
gateway which could be a server which then sends the traffic to a router or L3
switch. However, traffic can be sent directly to a router or L3 switch if the gateway
IP in the end-user devices are set to either of the those two device.
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VLAN database
Steps to create a vlan in the vlan database:
1. Veiw all vlans
2. From within global config mode
3. Optionally give the vlan a name
4. If the switch supports routing
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switch#show vlan / show vlan brief
switch(config)#vlan <ID>
switch(config-vlan)#name <VALUE>
switch(config)#int vlan <ID>
switch(config-if)#ip address 1.2.3.4
255.255.255.0
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VLAN database

Steps to remove a vlan in the vlan database:

1. Verify all vlans switch#show vlan / show vlan brief

2. From within global config mode switch(config)#no vlan <ID>
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Video Summary

In today’s lecture, we worked with the vlan database. First, we looked at the current vlan
database, Next, we created our own vlan and gave it an intuitive name. After this, we created a
vlan interface and assigned an IP address. Next we then removed a vlan which was in the config.
Finally we looked at how to remove a vlan interface.
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Looking Forward

In the next episode,

We continue our journey with VLANs, the focus will be on normal, extended VLAN & voice
VLAN.