How to Create a VLAN via CLI in Hyperion

Written By Christian Castagna (Administrator)

Updated at October 20th, 2025

→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above

All commands in this article are intended to be executed via Hyperion CLI.

 

Step 1. Connect to Hyperion appliance via SSH as admin

ssh admin@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

 

Step 2. Become Super User

sudo su

 

Step 3. Create a new VLAN network (replace <vlan_id_number> and <vswitch_name> with the correct information)

syneto-nmctl vlan create --vlan-id <vlan_id_number> --vswitch <vswitch_name>

EXAMPLE

syneto-nmctl vlan create --vlan-id <number> --vswitch vlans

 

Step 4. Create a new virtual network for a VLAN (replace <network_name> and <vlan_id_number> with the correct information)

syneto-nmctl network create --name <network_name> --vlan-id <vlan_id_number>

EXAMPLE

syneto-nmctl network create --name VLAN200 --vlan-id 200

 

Step 5. Assign VLAN to an Hyperion VM ("How to Assign a VLAN to an Hyperion VM")