management access - member port status

[suthomas1]

On  a new layer 2 switch, if the management vlan is vlan 10 with following configurations, do we need
a switchport to be assigned & up in vlan 10 for this vlan 10 to come up.
Will not having a switchport assigned, cause no remote access using this subnet.

int vlan 10
ip address 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.0

ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1

Appreciate all help. thanks in advance.

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

your switch doesn't 'know' which VLAN is the management VLAN, so yes, in order for VLAN 10 to come up, at least one interface belonging to that VLAN has to be assigned and up. 

[suthomas1]

Thanks.

But this is a layer 2 switch & this vlan 10 is only for management, so no user ports on this vlan.

Any way of getting this through?

[Karsten Iwen]

1. Did you set the vlan1 interface to shut?
2. Is vlan10 active on the uplink-trunk?

[suthomas1]

Yes, the vlan1 interface is admin shut

& vlan 10 is active/permitted through the trunk uplink to its gateway.

Will this allow vlan10 to be up without any switchports being assigned to it?

Thank you.

[Karsten Iwen · Accepted solution]

Could it be that you just forgot to create the vlan? You need both, the "vlan 10" and the "interface vlan 10".