Version 3.1 SP2 Reference Guide - Extreme Networks

Managing and Monitoring VMANs (PBNs)Configuring VMANsUsing Ridgeline, you can perform common VMAN configuration tasks, including creating, modifying,and deleting VMANs, as well as configuring VMAN protocol settings.Additionally, you can optionally assign VMANs a network name, which is a means for categorizing theminto logical groups. After assigning one or more VMANs a network name, you can filter the informationdisplayed in the VLAN table based on the network name. This can be useful if you have a large numberof VLANs to manage.Ridgeline’s network resource provisioning feature allows you to create new VMANs on a group ofdevices or on a single device. You select the devices, ports, links, and tagging options you want, thenvalidate and deploy the VMAN configuration by clicking a button. You can modify existing VMANs byselecting the VMAN in Network Views windows, changing parameters, and deploying the changes tothe devices where the VLAN is configured. Network resource provisioning also allows you to remove asingle device from a VMAN, or modify the VMAN settings on a single device.For more information on Ridgeline’s network resource provisioning feature, see “Provisioning NetworkResources” on page 103.Creating a VMANTo create a VMAN, complete the following steps:1 Under Network Views, select the folder containing the devices you want to configure.2 In the Navigation Table, or the Map View (if displayed), click on the devices to select them. For aVMAN, you can select one or more switches, links, or ports.180Ridgeline Reference Guide