Configuring Garp; Defining Garp Timers - Dell PowerConnect 3424 User Manual

Configuring GARP

Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) is a general-purpose protocol that registers any
network connectivity or membership-style information. GARP defines a set of devices interested in
a given network attribute, such as VLAN or multicast address.
When configuring GARP, ensure the following:
• The leave time must be greater than or equal to three times the join time.
• The leave-all time must be greater than the leave time.
• Set the same GARP timer values on all Layer 2-connected devices. If the GARP timers are set
differently on the Layer 2-connected devices, GARP application does not operate successfully.
To open the GARP page, click Switch→ GARP in the tree view.

Defining GARP Timers

The GARP Timers page contains fields for enabling GARP on the device. To open the GARP
Timers page, click Switch → GARP → GARP Timers in the tree view.
Figure 7-21. GARP Timers
The GARP Timers page contains the following fields:
Interface — To select a port or LAG for GARP Timers editing.
GARP Join Timer (10 - 2147483640) (Msec)— Time, in milliseconds, that PDUs are transmitted.
The default value is 200 msec.
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