VLAN Pool

Location in GUI: Fabric » Access Policies » Pools » VLAN

Diagram

Classes

access_policies (apic)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
vlan_pools	List	`[vlan_pools]`	No

vlan_pools (apic.access_policies)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
name	String	Regex: `^[a-zA-Z0-9_.:-]{1,64}$`	Yes
description	String	Regex: `^[a-zA-Z0-9\\!#$%()*,-./:;@ _{\|}~?&+]{1,128}$`	No
allocation	Choice	`static`, `dynamic`	No	`static`
ranges	List	`[ranges]`	No

ranges (apic.access_policies.vlan_pools)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
from	Integer	min: `1`, max: `4096`	Yes
to	Integer	min: `1`, max: `4096`	No
allocation	Choice	`inherit`, `static`, `dynamic`	No	`inherit`
role	Choice	`external`, `internal`	No	`external`
description	String	Regex: `^[a-zA-Z0-9\\!#$%()*,-./:;@ _{\|}~?&+]{1,128}$`	No

Examples

Example-1: This configuration defines a static VLAN pool named STATIC1 for external use. The pool allocates VLANs statically within the range 4000–4002, with the role set to external. This is typically used for assigning specific VLANs to external connectivity or services, ensuring that the VLAN IDs are reserved and not dynamically assigned elsewhere in the fabric.

apic:
  access_policies:
    vlan_pools:
      - name: STATIC1
        description: "Static VLAN Pool"
        allocation: static
        ranges:
          - from: 4000
            to: 4002
            role: external
            description: "Range #1"

Example-2: This example creates a dynamic VLAN pool named DYNAMIC_INTERNAL, intended for internal VLAN allocation. The pool includes two ranges: one for general internal VLANs and another for a special project. The allocation is set to dynamic, and the role is internal.

apic:
  access_policies:
    vlan_pools:
      - name: DYNAMIC_INTERNAL
        description: "Dynamic VLAN Pool for Internal Networks"
        allocation: dynamic
        ranges:
          - from: 100
            to: 150
            role: internal
            description: "General Internal VLANs"
          - from: 200
            to: 210
            role: internal
            description: "Project VLANs"