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CLIReferenceGuide
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Chapter 17 GARPCommandsofCLI
GARP
The Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) provides a generic
framework whereby devices in a bridged LAN, e.g. end stations and
switches, can register and de‐register attribute values, such as VLAN
Identifiers,witheach other.Indoingso,theattributesarepropagatedto
devicesinthebridgedLAN,andthesedevices
forma¡°reachability¡±tree
thatisasubsetofanactivetopology.GARPdefinesthearchitecture,rules
of operation, state machines and variables for the registration and
de‐registrationofattributevalues.
A GARP participation in a switch or an end station consists of a GARP
application component, and a
GARP In formation Declaration (GID)
component associated with each port or the switch. The propagation of
information between GARP participants for the same application in a
bridge is carried out by the GARP In formation Propagation (GIP)
component.ProtocolexchangestakeplacebetweenGARPparticipantsby
means of LLC Type 1 services, usin g
 the group MAC address and PDU
formatdefinedfortheGARPapplicationconcerned.
Table 16: garp Commands
Command Function
applicant
Enable/Diable applicant administrative control
join-time
Set the GARP join timer configuration
leave-all
Set the GARP leave all timer configuration
leave-time
Set the GARP leave timer configuration
show
Show the GARP configuration
applicant: The command lets you to enable or disable the
applicantadministrativecontrol

Syntax:
applicant <port-list> <non-participant/ normal-participant>
Parameter :
<port-list> Port list, available value is from 1 to 14 format: 1,3-5.
<non-participant> Set applicant administrative control to
non-participant
<normal-participant> Disable applicant administrative control to
normal-participant.
EXAMPLE: