Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Add a VLAN to the network

To enable VLANs on the network backbone, you must manually configure the switches.

1. To configure access switches in an access-aggregation configuration:
   NOTE:This is applicable for Cisco Nexus and Dell PowerSwitch switches.
   1. Type the following to define the new VLAN on the switch:

      Table 1. Define new VLANs on switchesDefine new VLANs on Cisco Nexus or Dell PowerSwitch switches.

      For...	Do this...
      Cisco Nexus switches	vlan <vlan number> name <vlan name> no shutdown
      Dell PowerSwitch switches	interface vlan <vlan number> name <vlan name> no shutdown

   2. Type the following to add the VLAN to the uplink connected to the aggregation switch:

      interface port-channel 1900
      Description "Uplink Port Channel from Access Switch to AGG-SWITCH"
      switchport trunk allowed vlan add <vlan-list>

   3. Type the following to add the VLAN to the peer-link:

      interface port-channel 100
      description “vpc-peer-link”
      switchport trunk allowed vlan add <vlan-list>   

   4. Type the following to add the new VLAN to the downstream ports connected to the nodes - only for partial network automation:

      interface port-channel 81
      Description "Port Channel for Connection to Node”
      switchport trunk allowed vlan add <vlan number> # add multi-vlan (if applicable)

2. To configure aggregation switches in an access-aggregation configuration:
   1. Type the following to define the new VLAN on the switch:

      Table 2. Define new VLANs on switchesDefine new VLANs on Cisco Nexus or Dell PowerSwitch switches.

      For...	Do this...
      Cisco Nexus switches	vlan <vlan number> name <vlan name> no shutdown
      Dell PowerSwitch switches	interface vlan <vlan number> name <vlan name> no shutdown

   2. Type the following to add the VLAN to the downlink connected to the access switch:

      interface port-channel 1900
      Description "Downlink from AGG-SWITCH" to Access Switch
      switchport trunk allowed vlan add <vlan-list>  

   3. Type the following to add the VLAN to the peer-link:

      interface port-channel 100
      description “vpc-peer-link”
      switchport trunk allowed vlan add <vlan-list>  

   4. Type the following to add the new VLAN to the customer connected link (only required if the VLAN is an Layer-2 VLAN):

      interface port-channel <900>
      Description "Connection to Customer Network”
      switchport trunk allowed vlan add <vlan-list>  

   5. Type the following if it is a routed VLAN for Dell PowerSwitch switches:

      interface vlan<vlan-no>
      (Repeat this section for each vlan enabled for multi-vlan on each network-type)
      description <vlan-name>
      no shutdown
      ip address <interface ip address>
      
      ip address <ip-address> secondary (Repeat this line for each subnet enabled with in vlan, Only if multi-subnet is enabled for any network-type)
      vrrp-group <vlan no>
      (Repeat this section for each subnet belong to the same vlan)
      priority 150
      virtual-address <virtual ip address>

   6. Type the following if it is a routed VLAN for Cisco Nexus switches:

      interface vlan <x>
      ip address <ip address>
      ip address <ip address> secondary # repeat for each subnet enabled within a vlan. Only applicable if multi-subnet is enabled for any network-type
      hsrp version 2
      hsrp <number> # repeat for each subnet belonging to the same vlan
      authentication text <password>
      preempt
      priority 110
      ip <virtual ip>

3. To configure leaf/border leaf switches in a leaf-spine configuration:
   NOTE:For PowerFlex management controller 2.0, repeat this section for all multi-VLANs configured on leaf switches where the PowerFlex controller nodes are connected.
   1. Type the following to define the new VLAN on the switch:

      vlan <vlan number>
      name <vlan name>
      no shutdown

   2. Type the following to define VLAN to VXLAN mapping:

      vlan <vlan number>
      name <vlan name>
      vn-segment <vxlan number>
      
      interface nve1
       source-interface hold-down-time 180
      member vni <vxlan number # L2VNI>
      suppress-arp
      ingress-replication protocol bgp
      

   3. Type the following if it is a routed VLAN:

      interface Vlan<vlan number>
      vrf member <vrf name>
      fabric forwarding mode anycast-gateway
      carrier-delay msec 100
      mtu 9216
      ip address <distributed gw ip address>
      ip address <distributed gw ip address> secondary # repeat for each subnet enabled within a vlan. Only applicable if multi-subnet is enabled for any network-type
      no shutdown
      

   4. Type the following if the VLAN is an Layer-2 VLAN:

      evpn
      vni <vxlan number> l2
      rd auto
      route-target import auto
      route-target export auto

   5. Type the following to add the new VLAN to the downstream ports connected to the nodes - only for partial network automation:

      interface port-channel 81
      Description "Port Channel for Connection to Node”
      switchport trunk allowed vlan add <vlan number>