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Configuring VMPS, Creating the VMPS Database

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Configuring VMPS Chapter 12 Configuring Dynamic VLAN Membership with VMPS • Static secure ports cannot become dynamic ports. You must turn off security on the static secure port before it can become dynamic. • Static ports that are trunking cannot become dynamic ports. You must turn off trunking on the trunk port before changing it from static to dynamic. Note The VTP management domain and the management VLAN of VMPS clients and the VMPS server must be the same. For more information, see Chapter 9, "Configuring VTP," and Chapter 10, "Configuring VLANs." Configuring VMPS To configure VMPS, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Create the VMPS Database. See the "Creating the VMPS Database" section on page 12-4. a. Determine the MAC addresses of the hosts that you want assigned to VLANs dynamically. b. On your workstation or PC, create an ASCII text file that contains the MAC address-to-VLAN mappings. c. Move the ASCII text file to a TFTP server so it can be downloaded to the switch. On the VMPS primary and backup servers, do the following: a. Specify the location and name of the VMPS database file. b. Enable VMPS. See the "Configuring the VMPS Server" section on page 12-7 for more information. On the VMPS clients, do the following: a. Specify the IP addresses for the primary and backup VMSP servers. b. Configure ports to dynamic mode. See the "Configuring VMPS Clients" section on page 12-8 for more information. Administer and monitor VMPS as necessary. See the "Monitoring VMPS" section on page 12-9. Creating the VMPS Database To use VMPS, you first must create a VMPS database and store it on a TFTP server. The VMPS parser is line based. Start each entry in the file on a new line. The example at the end of this section corresponds to the information that is described below. The VMPS database can have up to five sections: Section 1, Global settings, lists the settings for the VMPS domain name, security mode, fallback VLAN, and the policy for VMPS and VTP domain name mismatches. • Begin the configuration file with the word "VMPS," to prevent other types of configuration files from incorrectly being read by the VMPS server. • Define the VMPS domain. The VMPS domain should correspond to the VTP domain name configured on the switch. 12-4 Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide-Release 8.1 78-15486-01

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12-4
Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide
Release 8.1
78-15486-01
Chapter 12
Configuring Dynamic VLAN Membership with VMPS
Configuring VMPS
Static secure ports cannot become dynamic ports. You must turn off security on the static secure port
before it can become dynamic.
Static ports that are trunking cannot become dynamic ports. You must turn off trunking on the trunk
port before changing it from static to dynamic.
Note
The VTP management domain and the management VLAN of VMPS clients and the VMPS server must
be the same. For more information, see
Chapter 9, “Configuring VTP,”
and
Chapter 10, “Configuring
VLANs.”
Configuring VMPS
To configure VMPS, follow these steps:
Step 1
Create the VMPS Database. See the
“Creating the VMPS Database” section on page 12-4
.
a.
Determine the MAC addresses of the hosts that you want assigned to VLANs dynamically.
b.
On your workstation or PC, create an ASCII text file that contains the MAC address-to-VLAN
mappings.
c.
Move the ASCII text file to a TFTP server so it can be downloaded to the switch.
Step 2
On the VMPS primary and backup servers, do the following:
a.
Specify the location and name of the VMPS database file.
b.
Enable VMPS.
See the
“Configuring the VMPS Server” section on page 12-7
for more information.
Step 3
On the VMPS clients, do the following:
a.
Specify the IP addresses for the primary and backup VMSP servers.
b.
Configure ports to dynamic mode.
See the
“Configuring VMPS Clients” section on page 12-8
for more information.
Step 4
Administer and monitor VMPS as necessary. See the
“Monitoring VMPS” section on page 12-9
.
Creating the VMPS Database
To use VMPS, you first must create a VMPS database and store it on a TFTP server. The VMPS parser
is line based. Start each entry in the file on a new line. The example at the end of this section corresponds
to the information that is described below.
The VMPS database can have up to five sections:
Section 1
, Global settings, lists the settings for the VMPS domain name, security mode, fallback VLAN,
and the policy for VMPS and VTP domain name mismatches.
Begin the configuration file with the word “VMPS,” to prevent other types of configuration files
from incorrectly being read by the VMPS server.
Define the VMPS domain. The VMPS domain should correspond to the VTP domain name
configured on the switch.