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Software Configuration Guide—Release 12.2(25)SG
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Chapter 10 Understanding and Configuring VLANs, VTP, and VMPS
VLAN Membership Policy Server
Default VMPS Client Configuration
Table 10-4 shows the default VMPS and dynamic port configuration on client switches.
Configuring a Switch as a VMPS Client
This section contains the following topics:
• Configuring the IP Address of the VMPS Server, page 10-21
• Configuring Dynamic Access Ports on a VMPS Client, page 10-22
• Reconfirming VLAN Memberships, page 10-23
• Configuring Reconfirmation Interval, page 10-23
• Reconfirming VLAN Memberships, page 10-23
Configuring the IP Address of the VMPS Server
To configure a Catalyst 4500 series switch as a VMPS client, you must enter the IP address or hostname
of the switch acting as the VMPS.
To define the primary and secondary VMPS on a Catalyst 4500 series switch, perform this task:
This example shows how to define the primary and secondary VMPS devices:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# vmps server 172.20.128.179 primary
Switch(config)# vmps server 172.20.128.178
Switch(config)# end
Note You can configure up to four VMPS servers using this CLI on the VMPS client.
Table 10-4 Default VMPS Client and Dynamic Port Configuration
Feature Default Configuration
VMPS domain server None
VMPS reconfirm interval 60 minutes
VMPS server retry count 3
Dynamic ports None configured
Command Purpose
Step 1
Switch# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
Switch(config)# vmps server
{
ipaddress
|
hostname
}
primary
Specifies the IP address or hostname of the switch acting as the
primary VMPS server.
Step 3
Switch(config)# vmps server
{
ipaddress
|
hostname
}
Specifies the IP address or hostname of the switch acting as a
secondary VMPS server.
Step 4
Switch(config)# end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
Switch# show vmps
Verifies the VMPS server entry.