Changing The Retry Count; Administering And Monitoring The Vmps - Cisco WS-C2950-24 Configuration Manual

How the VMPS Works

Changing the Retry Count

Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
vmps retry count
Step 3
exit
Step 4
show vmps

Administering and Monitoring the VMPS

VMPS VQP Version The version of VQP used to communicate with the VMPS. The switch queries
Reconfirm Interval
Server Retry Count
VMPS domain server The IP address of the configured VLAN membership policy servers. The switch
VMPS Action
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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:
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Change the retry count.
The retry range is from 1 to 10; the default is 3.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entry.
In the display, check the Server Retry Count field.
You can display information about the VMPS by using the privileged EXEC show
vmps command. The switch displays the following information about the VMPS:
the VMPS using version 1 of VQP.
The number of minutes the switch waits before reconfirming the
VLAN-to-MAC-address assignments.
The number of times VQP resends a query to the VMPS. If no response is
received after this many tries, the switch starts to query the secondary VMPS.
sends queries to the one marked current. The one marked primary is the primary
server.
The result of the most recent reconfirmation attempt. This can happen
automatically when the reconfirmation interval expired, or you can force it by
entering the privileged EXEC vmps reconfirm command or its Cluster
Management software or SNMP equivalent.
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