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VLAN Form

[This is the Context-Sensitive Help topic for the VLAN form.]

The VLAN form provides details about the selected virtual local area network, and lists all ports known to participate in this VLAN.

Note the following:

  • A trunk port can participate in multiple VLANs.
  • Only the objects to which you have access are visible from the form.

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(NNMi Advanced - Global Network Management feature) There might be slight differences between the VLAN information shown on Regional Managers and Global Managers, because the VLAN calculations use Layer 2 Connections data.

The following attributes always appear on the VLAN form, whether you access that form from the VLAN view or from a VLAN Port form's tab.

Basic Attributes
Attribute Description

Global VLAN Name

VLAN connections are determined by a common VLAN Id. The name assigned to that VLAN can be designated by each participating Node\Interface's configuration settings for that VLAN Id. Therefore, NNMi chooses a VLAN name for this value (from potentially many names for the same VLAN Id):

Global VLAN Name = NNMi uses the lowest sort-order name from all available names designated by member Nodes.

If you see an attribute named Local VLAN Name = the VLAN name assigned by the configuration settings on the currently selected Node\Interface.

VLAN Id

The identification value for the current VLAN. This value is taken directly from the MIB file provided by the Vendor.

The following attributes display only when displaying information about a row in the VLAN view.

VLAN Statistics Attributes
Attribute Description
Member Node [Interface]

hostname[Interface Name]

NNMi selects a representative Member Node and Member Interface for the current VLAN. These members help to distinguish VLANs that use the same identification number.

NNMi selects the Member Node using the following criteria:

  • The node is a member of the VLAN.
  • The node has the lexicographically ordered first node hostname.
  • The User Group to Security Group mapping enables the user to view the node.

NNMi selects the Member Interface using the following criteria:

  • The interface must be on the Member Node.
  • The interface is a member of the VLAN.
  • The interface has the lexicographically ordered first interface name.
  • The User Group to Security Group mapping enables the user to view the node to which the interface belongs.
Member Node Count Specifies the number of nodes that belong to the current VLAN.

Ports Tab

[This is the Context-Sensitive Help topic for the VLAN form.]

A trunk port can participate in multiple VLANs.

The VLAN Form provides details about the selected VLAN.

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Ports Associated with this VLAN
Attribute Description
Ports

Table view of the ports associated with the selected VLAN. Use this table to access information about each port associated with the selected VLAN across all member devices.

Double-click the row representing a Port. The Port Form displays all details about the selected Port.

Related Topics:

VLANs View (Inventory)