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About MultiLink trunking and VLAN scalability

In release 3.2 and earlier, the maximum number of VLANs depended on whether the VLANs resided on an MLT trunk. With Enhanced operation mode, you can now increase the maximum number of VLANs when using MLT (1980) and SMLT (989). Enhanced mode requires 8600 E or M modules.

Caution: When Enhanced operation mode is enabled, only 8600 E- and M-modules are initialized (other modules are placed offline). To avoid losing modules and network connectivity, replace non-E-modules or move the network connections to an E-module before enabling Enhanced mode.

• VLAN scaling formulas
• Maximum VLAN support comparison with Enhanced mode
• Module behavior comparison with Enhanced mode
• Configuring Enhanced Operation mode
• VLAN rules
• VLAN implementation on the 8000 Series switch
• Configuring VLANs
• Configuring MLTs and SMLTs