Dell PowerConnect 6248 User's Guide - Page 339

Configuring GARP Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) is a general-purpose protocol that registers any network connectivity or membership-style information. GARP defines a set of switches interested in a given network attribute, such as VLAN or multicast address. The GARP Timers page is accessible from the GARP menu page. To display the GARP menu page, click Switching →GARP in the tree view. GARP Timers The GARP Timers page contains fields for enabling GARP on the switch. To display the GARP Timers page, click Switching →GARP →GARP Timers in the tree view. Figure 7-36. GARP Timers The GARP Timers page contains the following fields: • Interface - Specifies the Unit and Port or LAG on which the GARP timer is enabled. • GARP Join Timer (10-100) - Displays time, in centiseconds, that PDUs are transmitted. The possible field value is 10-100. The default value is 100 centisecs. • GARP Leave Timer (30-600) - Displays time lapse, in centiseconds, that the switch waits before leaving its GARP state. Leave time is activated by a Leave All Time message sent/received, and cancelled by the Join message received. Leave time must be greater than or equal to three times the join time. The possible field value is 30-600. The default value is 60 centisecs. • GARP Leave All Timer (200-6000) - Displays time lapse, in centiseconds, that all switches wait before leaving the GARP state. The leave all time must be greater than the leave time. The possible field value is 200-6000. The default value is 1000 centisecs. Configuring Switching Information 339