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EX-series switch Layer 3 routed VLAN configuration.
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SUMMARY:
EX-series switches connect all devices in an office or data center into a single LAN to provide sharing of common
resources such as printers and file servers and to enable wireless devices to connect to the LAN through wireless access
points (WAPs). The default configuration creates a single VLAN, and all traffic on the switch is part of that broadcast
domain. Creating separate network segments reduces the span of the broadcast domain and allows you to group related
users and network resources without being limited by physical cabling or by the location of a network device in the building
or on the LAN.
PROBLEM OR GOAL:
SOLUTION:
In a traditional network, broadcast domains consist of either physical ports connected to a single switch or logical ports
connected to one or more switches through VLAN configurations. Switches send traffic to hosts that are part of the same
broadcast domain, but routers are needed to route traffic from one broadcast domain to another and to perform other
Layer 3 functions such as traffic engineering. EX-series switches use a routed VLAN interface (RVI) to perform these
routing functions, using it to route data to other Layer 3 interfaces.
To configure VLAN with L3 routing, follow the next steps:
This configuration example creates two IP subnets, one for v100 VLAN and the second for the v200 VLAN. The switch
bridges traffic within a VLAN. For traffic passing between two VLANs, the switch routes the traffic using a Layer 3 routing
interface on which you have configured the address of the IP subnet.
1. Create the VLAN by assigning it a name and a VLAN ID:
[edit]
user@switch# set vlans v100 vlan-id 100
user@switch# set vlans v200 vlan-id 200
2. Assign an interface to the VLAN by specifying the logical interface (with the unit statement) and specifying the
VLAN name as the member:<
[edit]
user@switch# set interfaces ge-0/0/16 unit 0 family ethernet-switching
vlan members v100
user@switch# set interfaces ge-0/0/17 unit 0 family ethernet-switching
vlan members v100
user@switch# set interfaces ge-0/0/18 unit 0 family ethernet-switching
vlan members v200
user@switch# set interfaces ge-0/0/19 unit 0 family ethernet-switching
vlan members v200
3. Create the subnet for the VLANs broadcast domain:
[edit]
user@switch# set interfaces vlan unit 100 family inet address
192.0.0.1/24
user@switch# set interfaces vlan unit 200 family inet address
192.0.2.1/24
4. Layer 3 interfaces on trunk ports allow the interface to transfer traffic between multiple VLANs. Within a VLAN,
traffic is bridged, while across VLANs, traffic is routed. Bind a Layer 3 interface with the VLAN:
[edit]
user@switch# set vlans v100 l3-interface vlan.100
user@switch# set vlans v200 l3-interface vlan.200
Verification :
Issue "show interfaces vlan terse", "show vlan" or "show vlans brief" commands to display the
configuration settings. Samples output is shown below.
user@switch> show interfaces vlan terse
Interface Admin Link Proto Local Remote
vlan up up
vlan.100 up up inet 192.0.0.1/24
vlan.200 up up inet 192.0.2.1/24
[edit interfaces]
user@switch# show vlan
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interfaces {
vlan {
unit 100 {
family inet {
address 192.0.0.1/24;
}
unit 200 {
family inet {
address 192.0.2.1/24;
}
user@switch> show vlans brief
-------------------------------------------------------
Name Tag Address Ports
Active/Total
-------------------------------------------------------
default None --------- 1/29
v100 100 192.0.0.1/24 2/2
v110 110 192.0.2.1/24 2/2
Confirm traffic is being switched between the VLANs. The "show ethernet-switching table" Lists all the VLANs and
their corresponding interface association in the switch's switching table:
user@switch> show ethernet-switching table
Ethernet-switching table: 8 entries, 4 learned
VLAN MAC address Type Age Interfaces
default * Flood - All-members
v100 * Flood - All-members
v100 00:19:e2:50:a4:a0 Static - Router
v200 * Flood - All-members
v200 00:19:e2:50:a4:a0 Static - Router
List the Layer 3 routes in the switch's routing table to verify that routed VLANs interfaces are distributed
user@switch> show route
inet.0: 7 destinations, 7 routes (7 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden)
+ = Active Route, - = Last Active, * = Both
0.0.0.0/0 *[Static/5] 03:33:45
> to 172.30.36.1 via me0.0
192.0.0.0/24 *[Direct/0] 03:35:42
> via vlan.100
192.0.0.1/32 *[Local/0] 03:35:58
Local via vlan.1
192.0.2.0/24 *[Direct/0] 03:35:45
> via vlan.200
192.0.2.1/32 *[Local/0] 03:35:58
Local via vlan.200
172.30.36.0/24 *[Direct/0] 03:33:45
> via me0.0
172.30.36.133/32 *[Local/0] 03:33:45
Local via me0.0
PURPOSE:
Configuration
RELATED LINKS:
Configuring Routed VLAN Interfaces for EX-series Switches (CLI Procedure)
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