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Inter VLAN routing with Aruba 2930F

 
JWAdmin
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Inter VLAN routing with Aruba 2930F

Hi folks

I'm new to the HP world (and to the Community), and I've recently migrated our company's switches to HP/Aruba.  I've just purchased the 2930F in hopes of using it to route our VLAN traffic versus running everything through our Sophos UTM.  I was reading through the "Inter VLAN Routing Configuration Guide" when I came across this sentence: "Currently, Ethernet is the only media type that supports VLANs."  Am I to take this to mean that I cannot use the SFP fiber ports running to my other closets if I'm using VLANs?  I hope this is not the case, as that would be a major game changer, for I need fiber runs between my closets due to distance.  One of the reasons I went with the HP switches was for the SFP capability.  

Hoping someone can shed some light on this issue.

Thanks

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parnassus
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Re: Inter VLAN routing with Aruba 2930F


JWAdmin wrote: I was reading through the "Inter VLAN Routing Configuration Guide" when I came across this sentence: "Currently, Ethernet is the only media type that supports VLANs."  Am I to take this to mean that I cannot use the SFP fiber ports running to my other closets if I'm using VLANs?

You can (Aren't SFP/SFP+ working - generically speaking - on Ethernet standard? Yes they are).

VLANs are supported on various physical port types (also on logical entity like a Trunk - AKA LAG Link Aggregation Group - which is an aggreation of physical ports)...


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JWAdmin
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Re: Inter VLAN routing with Aruba 2930F

Thanks for the quick reply Parnassus

Regarding your rhetorical question "(Aren't SFP/SFP+ working - generically speaking - on Ethernet standard? Yes they are)", I couldn't have answered that.  Very little knowledge/experience with fiber.  So I greatly appreciate the info.  As such, I will be back at the office tomorrow, and will continue with prepping my 2930F for routing.

Greatly appreciate the help.