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The Dell OS10 Switch must have the default VLAN pruned from all trunk ports that do not require it.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) is a special VLAN used for control plane traffic such as Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP), Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP). VLAN 1 is enabled on all trunks and ports by default. With larger campus networks, use caution regarding the diameter of the STP domain for the default VLAN. Instability in one part of the network could affect the default VLAN, thereby influencing control-plane stability and therefore STP stability for all other VLANs.

ID
SV-269968r1052290_rule
Version
OS10-L2S-000230
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Best practice for VLAN-based networks is to prune unnecessary trunk links from gaining access to the default VLAN, and to ensure that frames belonging to the default VLAN do not traverse trunks not requiring frames from the VLAN:

OS10(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/1
OS10(conf-if-eth1/1/1)# switchport access vlan 99
OS10(conf-if-eth1/1/1)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 2100-2102