Compaq ProLiant Interconnect Switch - Manual (Page 65)

Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface
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Configuring Port GVRP Settings
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) is a Generic Attribute Registration Protocol
(GARP) application that provides 802.1Q-compliant VLAN pruning and dynamic VLAN
creation on 802.1Q trunk ports. With GVRP, the GbE Interconnect Switch can exchange
VLAN configuration information with other GVRP switches, prune unnecessary broadcast
and unknown unicast traffic, and dynamically create and manage VLANs on switches
connected through 802.1Q trunk ports.
GVRP updates dynamic VLAN registration entries and communicates the new VLAN
information across the network. This feature allows stations to physically move to other
GbE Interconnect Switch ports and keep their original VLAN settings, without having to
reconfigure.
To enable a port to dynamically become a member of a VLAN:
1. Highlight Configure Port GVRP Settings on the IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
Configuration menu.
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.
The Port GVRP Settings screen allows you to enable or disable the GARP VLAN
Registration Protocol.
3. Type the range of ports to be configured in the Configure Port fields.
4. Toggle the GVRP State to On.
5. Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this
chapter.