Question of VLAN by default and best practices

Hi all

I recently read on VMwares ESX Server 802. 1 q-paper Solutions of VLAN and came across the following article:

Question of VLAN native (aka "VLAN1 Issues")

"VLAN native is used to switch protocol management and control.  Native frames of VLAN is not VLAN ID tag in many types of switches, and in which case the trunk ports implicitly treat all frames not marked as frame VLAN native.

VLAN 1 is the native VLAN ID by default for most Cisco switches.  However, in many enterprise networks, the VLAN is the VLAN 1 or 100, it could be any number depending on your configuration of switch type and running.

It is common recommended to avoid using some VLAN native (often the VLAN 1) for any regular data traffic.  VMware recommends that you not associate any group native virutal server ESX VLAN VLAN ID switch port.  Also, so that you avoid them VLAN native for your groups of ports VLAN, no native VLAN related configuration is required on ESX Server systems. »

That being said, I know a lot of people and more small to medium-sized networks leave light network VLAN by default.  If this is the case it would be better to change the entire network switching to one VLAN different and then put groups of ports on the same VLAN?  Or is the problem with the default VLAN really does not impact?

Hello

You have quite a few involved networks when you use virtualization and some I would classify as a virtualization host networks: the Service Console, VMotion, storage over IP.  They are more likely on separate networks of your VM network traffic... At least use VLAN to do this.

See http://kensvirtualreality.wordpress.org for a good series of articles on virtual networks.

Best regards
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