Attributes for VLAN lists some key attributes for VLAN.

Table 1. Attributes for VLAN

Attribute

Description

Allowed values

DisplayName

Name, as shown in the Global Console, of this VLAN; for example:

VLAN-2 [VLAN0002]

String

isImpactPropOver-VLANEnabled

TRUE if impact propagation over VLANs is allowed; FALSE if impact propagation over VLANs is prevented.

The value of this attribute is controlled by the "Problem Impact propagation policy over VLANs" setting.

Boolean:

TRUE, FALSE

(Default: TRUE)

MembershipCriteria

Membership criteria for participation in this VLAN. (PORT membership criteria is assumed here.)

Enum:

  • MACADDRESS

  • PORT

  • INTERFACE

  • PROTOCOL

  • OTHER

  • UNKNOWN

Name

Name, as known in the modeled topology, of this VLAN; naming scheme is VLAN-<VLANKey>; for example:

VLAN-2

String

VLANKey

Value that distinguishes this VLAN from all other VLANs in the managed topology and consists of any combination of the following identifiers:

<management domain name> <user-defined VLAN tag> <VLANNumber>

Example of a VLANKey value consisting of just a management domain name:

VLAN #66

Example of a VLANKey value consisting of a user-specified VLAN tag and a VLANNumber:

Marketing-2

Example of a VLANKey value consisting of just a VLANNumber:

2

String

VLANNumber

Number, or VLAN ID, that uniquely defines this VLAN across all VLANs within a given VLAN domain; for example:

2

Note:

This number is not guaranteed to be unique across all VLANs in the managed topology but is unique across all VLANs within a given VLAN domain.

Integer

(The range of the VLAN number depends on the bridging protocol. For the 802.1Q protocol, the range is 1 to 4096.)