These commands are applied on Cisco IOS to configure switch port for VLAN access:
interface GigabitEthernet1/15
switchport
(Configures the LAN port for Layer 2 switching)switchport access vlan vlan_ID
(The value can be 1 through 4094, except reserved VLANs)switchport mode access
(Configures the port to be an access port to prevent trunk negotiation delays)spanning-tree portfast
(Configure port-fast for initial STP delay)
This image is a sample EST topology:
To configure this within the vSphere/VMware Infrastructure Client:
To configure within the vSphere Web Client.
esxcfg-vswitch –l
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports MTU Uplinks
vSwitch0 64 5 64 1500 vmnic3,vmnic1
PortGroup Name VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
VM Network 0 0 vmnic1,vmnic3
Service Console 0 1 vmnic1,vmnic3
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports MTU Uplinks
vSwitch2 64 8 64 1500 vmnic2,vmnic0
PortGroup Name VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
VMkernel 0 1 vmnic0,vmnic2
Service Console 2 0 1 vmnic0,vmnic2
Production 0 2 vmnic0,vmnic2
esxcfg-vswitch -v VLAN -p “Service Console” vSwitch0
To retrieve VLAN information from a vmnic
, follow the steps below:
Enable VLAN statistics for the specific vmnic
:esxcli network nic vlan stats set -e true -n vmnicX
Replace vmnicX
with the appropriate vmnic
identifier (e.g., vmnic0
, vmnic1
).
Retrieve the VLAN statistics for the selected vmnic
:esxcli network nic vlan stats get -n vmnicX
This command will display the VLAN statistics for the specified vmnic
Note: The data provided by these statistics may not be completely accurate in all scenarios.