10-03-2003 03:52 AM - edited 03-02-2019 10:46 AM
We would like to use VMPS to create hose-based VLANs.
Our network is build on a Cat6509, Cat3500 and Cat3550 type switches.
As far as I can find only a Cat5000 is able to act as a VMPS server.
Questions;
Can a Cat6500 act as a VMPS server?
Is there software available so we can install a VMPS server on a system instead of on a switch?
T.i.a. for your respons,
Carlo.
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10-04-2003 11:41 AM
As far as I know, all fairly recent CatOS versions support VMPS Server functionality. IOS doesn't support this yet (to my knowledge), but CatOS has for a while. I don't know what the first version of CatOS that supports this is, but it goes at least as far back as 6.3: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008007fb1d.html
10-03-2003 07:18 AM
Carlo:
6000 and 6500 series switches will work as VMPS servers (I'm running a 6509 as vmps server).
I'd guess that the core functionality of vmps HAS to run on a switch since it's a function of mac address to vlan mapping. Unless some alpha Geek has written code to pull CAM contents into 3rd party software and do the dynamic MAC-to-vlan mapping and then push it back into the CAM..
Rich
10-03-2003 07:59 AM
Rich,
I found software at http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmps
But I prefer to use the cisco servers.
We are running CatOS 5.5(17)on a 6509 with supervisor1 and MSFC1 and it seems only to support vmps client.
Is this CatOS version related?
What version are you running?
Carlo.
10-04-2003 11:41 AM
As far as I know, all fairly recent CatOS versions support VMPS Server functionality. IOS doesn't support this yet (to my knowledge), but CatOS has for a while. I don't know what the first version of CatOS that supports this is, but it goes at least as far back as 6.3: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008007fb1d.html
10-03-2003 10:57 AM
Look into the Cisco URT solution...
Much more versatile, but at a cost.
10-06-2003 03:45 AM
URT won't work for us because we are using a lot of network attached devices without authentication i.e. netcams and measurement equipment.
I'll see if we can upgrade our CatOS.
Thanks to all for your contribution.
Kind regards,
Carlo.
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