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Chapter11 Configuring VLANs Configuring VMPS

Changing the Reconfirmation Interval

VMPS clients periodically reconfirm the VLAN membership information received from th e VMPS.You
can set the number of minutes after which reconfirmation occ ur s.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to change the reconfirmation interval:
To return the switch to its default setting, use the no vmps reconfirm global configuration command.

Changing the Retry Count

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to change the number of times that the switch
attempts to contact the VMPS before querying the next server:
To return the switch to its default setting, use the no vmps retry global configuration command.
Monitoring the VMPS
You can display information about the VMPS b y using th e sho w vmps pri vi le ged EXEC comm and. The
switch displays this information about the VMPS:
•VMPS VQP Version—the version of VQP used to communicate with the VMPS. The switch queries
the VMPS that is using VQP Version 1.
•Reconfirm Interval—the number of minutes the sw itc h wait s b ef or e reco nfirmi n g th e
VLAN-to-MAC-address assignments.
•Server Retry Count—the number of times VQP resends a query to the V MPS. If n o resp onse is
received after this many tries, the switch starts to query the secondary VMPS.
•VMPS domain server—the IP address of the configured VLAN membership policy servers. The
switch sends queries to the one marked current. The one marked primary is the primary server.
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 vmps reconfirm minutes Enter the number of minutes between reconfirmations of the dynamic
VLAN membership. The range is 1 to 120. The default is 60 minutes.
Step3 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step4 show vmps Verify the dynamic VLAN reconfirmation status in the Reconfirm Interval
field of the display.
Step5 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 vmps retry count Change the retry count. The retry range is 1 to 10; the default is 3.
Step3 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step4 show vmps Verify your entry in the Server Retry Count field of the display.
Step5 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.