How to Create a VLAN via CLI in Hyperion

Written By Christian Castagna (Administrator)

Updated at February 5th, 2026

→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above

PREREQUISITES
Ensure the appliance is running SynetoOS 6.0.1 or later

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 vlan

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")

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