[racktables-users] Re: VLAN propagation: permanent/auto

  • From: "Kiss Gabor (Bitman)" <kissg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "racktables-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <racktables-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 14:27:00 +0100 (CET)

> > I wonder what is the difference between permanent and auto?
> 
> RackTables manages an automatic VLAN based on demand: it exists on a switch
> so long as at least one port of the switch belongs to the VLAN. A permanent
> VLAN is always added to the switch if it is not yet there regardless of its
> use in 802.1Q. It is intended as a workaround to protect non-802.1Q VLANs
> (i.e. used as loopback interfaces) from normal RackTables 802.1Q management.

Thanks for the clarification, Denis.
So I did well intuitively when I set permanent everywhere. :-)

Gabor
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