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Cisco VTP on HP Switches?

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Want to propergate vLan information across multiple switches?

Easy in the Cisco world…  Just use VTP – configure a server switch and  your away… (it also has its risks if you introduce another server switch with a lower ID)

What does HP have?  — GVRP (MVRP newer iteration).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_Registration_Protocol

Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP), which replaced GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP), is a standards-based Layer 2 network protocol, for automatic configuration of VLAN information on switches. It was defined in the 802.1ak amendment to 802.1Q-2005.

MSTP – nice blog on its inner workings here – http://blog.ine.com/2010/02/22/understanding-mstp/

 


HP Blade Switch – enable crossover

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HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem User Guide
Click here to view the “HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem User Guide” (http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00701541/c00701541.pdf)
HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide
Click here to go to the “HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide” (http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00865010/c00865010.pdf)

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00700745/c00700745.pdf

Crosslinks

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00816246/c00816246.pdf