VLAN Tagging - 6500 with Broadcom NIC

[aunraza]

Hello:

I wanted to create a trunk between a server with a Broadcom NIC that supports VLAN Tagging and a 6509. Has anyone done this before and how well does it work? I'm guessing the following is all that I'll have to do:

1) Create dot1q interfaces on the server (haven't seen any docs on how to do it)
2) Execute the folllowing commands on the 6509:
- set trunk <mod/port> on dot1q

Thats about it I'm guessing. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Anything I should consider before doing this, as I will have to make this change in a Production environment. I don't want the NIC screwing everything up.

Thanks.
Aun.

 

[firestormsp1]

you'll need to use:

set vlan 1-1005, 1025-4094 <mod/port>
set trunk <mod/port> on dot1q 1-1005,1025-4094

(keep the synstax, ie no space after the comma in the second line).

If you're going through an IOS switch to your server, on the switch (3548 example):

switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk

for the switch interface:

conf t
int f0/XX
switchport access vlan YY

Hope this helps