Viewing the VLAN allotted for a Network

Open vSwitch configures the VLAN ID on the virtual port associated with a virtual machine instance. The underlying physical network must also be configured so as to allow the data traffic for the same VLAN ID. Hence, the knowledge of the VLAN ID allotted for a Network is very useful, especially while troubleshooting networking problems. This recipe shows you how to view the VLAN ID allotted for a Network.

Getting ready

The VLAN ID information is available only to users with an administrative role. Hence, for this recipe, you will need the appropriate credentials.

How to do it…

The following steps will show you how to view the VLAN ID allotted for a Network:

  1. Log in to the OpenStack Horizon dashboard using a user ...

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