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VMPS on a Cisco 4006 switch??

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Feb 14, 2005
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I am investigating the possibilities of using VMPS on my LAN. I have inherited a single Cisco 4006 switch, fully populated with 10/100 blades. The top module describes itself as "WS-X4013 Supervisor Engine II"

I have done the following:

Code:
set vmps downloadserver 10.1.1.9 vmps.dat
set vmps downloadmethod tftp
set vmps state enable

It downloads my vmps.dat file and says there are no errors.

My vmps.dat:

Code:
!VMPS File Format, version 1.1
vmps domain ceu
vmps mode open
vmps fallback --NONE--
vmps no-domain-req deny
vmps-mac-addrs
address 0004.7614.d0ff vlan-name Local
!
vmps-vlan-group davee
vlan-name Local
!
vmps-port-group daveeports
device 10.1.1.11 port 2/1
!
vmps-port-policies vlan-group davee
port-group daveeports

show vmps:

Code:
VMPS Server Status:
-------------------
Management Domain:    ceu
State:                enabled
Operational Status:   active
TFTP Server:          10.1.1.9
TFTP File:            vmps.dat
Fallback VLAN:        --NONE--
Secure Mode:          open
VMPS No Domain Req:   deny

VMPS Client Status:
---------------------
VMPS VQP Version:     1
Reconfirm Interval:   60 min
Server Retry Count:   3
VMPS domain server:   

No dynamic ports configured.

If I then set a port as dynamic at this stage, I see the error "DVLAN-1-NOVMPS:VMPS address not configured"

So, I assign a VMPS server address, which I assume is this switch itself - I've assigned address 10.1.1.201 to it. This is the part I'm unsure about.

set vmps server 10.1.1.201

show vmps now gives:

Code:
VMPS domain server:   10.1.1.201 (primary)

in addition to above config. Is this correct?

I then make port 2/1 dynamic:

Code:
set port membership 2/1 dynamic

However, if I now connect a desktop PC to port 2/1, it never changes from this status:

Code:
Port  Name               Status     Vlan
----- ------------------ ---------- ----------
 2/1                     inactive   dyn-

This port works fine as static, of course.

I've just read which says that "The Catalyst 4000 family switches can function only as VMPS clients." and am totally confused. Is this why I'm having difficulties? Or have I missed something important in the VMPS setup? If this switch is capable only of functioning as a VMPS client, then why am I able to download the VMPS database into it via TFTP?

Any suggestions/help most welcome, thanks!
 
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