After you create a VLAN, you must configure it with an IP address. By using the ifconfig command, you can configure all the parameters for a VLAN interface in the same way that you configure the parameters for a physical interface.
About this task
You can configure the following parameters for a VLAN:
- IP address (IPv4 and IPv6)
- Network mask
- Prefix length
- Interface status
- Partner
Step
- Enter the following command:
ifconfig ifname-vlanid IP_address netmask mask ifname-vlanid is the VLAN interface name.
IP_address is the IP address for this interface.
mask is the network mask for this interface.
Example
Create VLANs with identifiers 1760 on the interface e5a of a storage system by using the following command:
vlan create e5a 1760
Configure the VLAN interface e5a-1760 by using the following command:
ifconfig e5a-1760 192.0.2.11 netmask 255.255.255.0
To configure the VLAN interface e5a-1760 with an IPv6 address, use the following command:
ifconfig e5a-1760 2001:0db8:85a3:0:0:8a2e:0370:99 prefixlen 64