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If a VLAN is configured in ONTAP, do the member ports of the IFGRP need to be connected to a trunk port on the switch?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Networking
  • VLAN

Answer

Yes, the member ports need to be connected to a trunked port on the switch

Additional Information

  • In the example below, traffic sent from a0a is assigned to the native VLAN of 1, but traffic sent from a0a-5 will be assigned to VLAN 5

IFGRP need to be trunked in ONTAP
 

  • In the next example, traffic from a0a is assigned to the VLAN 5 and traffic from a0a-5 will be dropped since the switch will not accept the dot1q sent

IFGRP need to be trunked in ONTAP

 

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