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Managing classic infrastructure VLANs (ibmcloud sl vlan)

Managing classic infrastructure VLANs (ibmcloud sl vlan)

Virtual local area networks (VLANs) are used by IBM Cloud® to isolate broadcast traffic on the public and private networks. VLANs are assigned as needed to fulfill other offerings.

Use the following commands from the IBM Cloud Command Line Interface to manage classic infrastructure VLANs.

ibmcloud sl vlan cancel

Cancel a VLAN

ibmcloud sl vlan cancel IDENTIFIER [OPTIONS]

Examples:

ibmcloud sl vlan cancel 12345678 -f This command cancels vlan with ID 12345678 without asking for confirmation.

ibmcloud sl vlan cancel IDENTIFIER [flags]

Command options:

--f, force
Force operation without confirmation

ibmcloud sl vlan create

Create a new VLAN

ibmcloud sl vlan create [OPTIONS]

Examples:

ibmcloud sl vlan create -t public -d dal09 -n myvlan This command creates a public vlan located in datacenter dal09 named "myvlan". ibmcloud sl vlan create -r bcr01a.dal09 -n myvlan This command creates a vlan on router bcr01a.dal09 named "myvlan".

ibmcloud sl vlan create [flags]

Command options:

--d, datacenter
The short name of the datacenter
--f, force
Force operation without confirmation
--n, name
The name of the VLAN
--r, router
The hostname of the router
--t, vlan-type
The type of the VLAN, either public or private

ibmcloud sl vlan detail

Get details about a VLAN

ibmcloud sl vlan detail IDENTIFIER [OPTIONS]

Examples:

ibmcloud sl vlan detail 12345678 --no-vs --no-hardware This command shows details of vlan with ID 12345678, and not list virtual server or hardware server.

ibmcloud sl vlan detail IDENTIFIER [flags]

Command options:

--no-hardware
Hide hardware listing
--no-vs
Hide virtual server listing

ibmcloud sl vlan edit

Edit the details about a VLAN

ibmcloud sl vlan edit IDENTIFIER [OPTIONS]

Examples:

ibmcloud sl vlan edit 12345678 -n myvlan-rename This command updates vlan with ID 12345678 and gives it a new name "myvlan-rename".

ibmcloud sl vlan edit IDENTIFIER [flags]

Command options:

--n, name
The name of the VLAN

ibmcloud sl vlan list

List all the VLANs on your account

ibmcloud sl vlan list [OPTIONS]

Examples:

ibmcloud sl vlan list -d dal09 --sortby number This commands lists all vlans on current account filtering by datacenter equals to dal09, and sort them by vlan number.

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ibmcloud sl vlan list [flags]

Command options:

--d, datacenter
Filter by datacenter shortname
--name
Filter by VLAN name
--n, number
Filter by VLAN number
--order
Filter by ID of the order that purchased the VLAN
--sortby
Column to sort by. Options are: id,number,name,firewall,datacenter,hardware,virtual_servers,public_ips

ibmcloud sl vlan options

List all the options for creating VLAN

ibmcloud sl vlan options