Deploying the Dell PowerConnect 8100 with the Cisco Catalyst
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Run the commands below to configure Dell PowerConnect 8100 series switch for a tagged VLAN on port
10, egressing to another switch. The native VLAN setting is also shown in the example changing from
the default value of 1 to a configured setting of 2.
console#configure
console(config)#vlan 2,100
console(config-vlan)#exit
console(config)#interface te1/0/10
console(config-if-Te1/0/10)#switchport trunk allowed vlan 100
console(config-if-Te1/0/10)#switchport trunk native vlan 2
console(config-if-Te1/0/10)#switchport mode trunk
console(config-if-Te1/0/10)#exit
Run the commands below to configure the Dell PowerConnect 8100 series switch for a general mode
tagged VLAN on port 10, egressing to another switch. The PVID setting is also shown in the example
changing from the default value of 1 to a configured setting of 2. The similarities between native VLAN
and PVID settings is shown here.
console#configure
console(config)#vlan 2,100
console(config-vlan)#exit
console(config)#interface te1/0/10
console(config-if-Te1/0/10)#switchport general allowed add vlan 100
console(config-if-Te1/0/10)#switchport general pvid vlan 2
console(config-if-Te1/0/10)#switchport mode general
console(config-if-Te1/0/10)#exit
Cisco Catalyst CLI
Run the commands below to configure an access port on a single interface of the Cisco Catalyst 6504.
Cat6504E_1(config)#interface te2/7
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport access vlan 100
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport mode access
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#spanning-tree portfast edge
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#no shutdown
Cat6504E_1(config-if)#exit