Configuring VLAN for IP partnerships
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 two 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 command-line interface (CLI) to optionally set the VLAN ID for port IPs on both systems in the IP partnership.
- When a VLAN ID is configured for the port IP addresses that are used in remote copy port groups, 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
Procedure
- Stop the partnership between the local and remote system.
- Configure VLAN on node ports in the remote copy port group on the local system.
- Configure all intervening switches with appropriate VLAN tags.
- Configure VLAN on node ports in the remote copy port group on the remote system.
- Check to see whether connectivity between the local and remote sites are restored.
- Restart the partnership.