GVRP configuration on Huawei switches

GVRP stands for GARP VLAN Registration Protocol and is a GARP application that
registers and deregisters VLAN attributes. It uses Generic Attribute Registration Protocol
(GARP), to maintain and propagate dynamic VLAN registration information, throughout
GVRP enabled devices on the network.

GVRP lets a device to propagate local VLAN registration information to other participant
devices, and to dynamically update the VLAN registration information from other devices to
its local database, including active VLAN members and through which port they can be
reached. All GVRP participants on a bridged LAN maintain the same VLAN registration
information. The VLAN registration information includes both manually configured local
static entries and dynamic entries from other devices.

There are 3 different registration modes:

1. Normal allows dynamic VLAN registration and deregistration on the trunk port, and
allows the declarations for dynamic and static VLANs to be sent.
2. Fixed prevents dynamic VLAN registration and deregistration on the trunk port, and
allows only the declarations for static VLANs to be sent.
3. Forbidden prevents dynamic VLAN registration and deregistration on the trunk port,
and allows only the declarations for VLAN 1 to be sent.

Lets look at our topology. What we want to do is to check how GVRP works:

GARP identifies applications through destination MAC addresses. IEEE 802.1Q assigns 01-
80-C2-00-00-21 to the VLAN application (GVRP):
Create VLANs 100, 150 and 200 on Access SW1 (configuration of Access SW2 is omitted
here):

[Access SW1]vlan batch 100 150 200

Info: This operation may take a few seconds. Please wait for a
moment...done.
[Access SW1]

Add Ethernet interfaces to proper VLANs:

[Access SW1]interface Ethernet0/0/1

[Access SW1-Ethernet0/0/1]port link-type access
[Access SW1-Ethernet0/0/1]port default vlan 100

[Access SW1]interface Ethernet0/0/2

[Access SW1-Ethernet0/0/2]port link-type access
[Access SW1-Ethernet0/0/2]port default vlan 150

[Access SW1]interface Ethernet0/0/3

[Access SW1-Ethernet0/0/3]port link-type access
[Access SW1-Ethernet0/0/3]port default vlan 200

Configure trunks between Access switches and Distribute switch and permit all VLANs to
pass through (configuration of Distribution SW is omitted here):

[Access SW1]interface GigabitEthernet0/0/2

[Access SW1-GigabitEthernet0/0/2]port link-type trunk
[Access SW1-GigabitEthernet0/0/2]port trunk allow-pass vlan all

Enable GVRP globally on all switches:

[Access SW1]gvrp

Enable GVRP on all trunk interfaces in the network:

[Access SW1-GigabitEthernet0/0/2]gvrp

Verification:

[Access SW1]display vlan summary

static vlan:
Total 4 static vlan.
1 100 150 200

dynamic vlan:
Total 0 dynamic vlan.

reserved vlan:
Total 0 reserved vlan.

[Access SW2]dis vlan sum

static vlan:
Total 3 static vlan.
1 100 150

dynamic vlan:
Total 1 dynamic vlan.
200

reserved vlan:
Total 0 reserved vlan.

[Distribution SW]display vlan summary

static vlan:
Total 1 static vlan.
1

dynamic vlan:
Total 3 dynamic vlan.
100 150 200

reserved vlan:
Total 0 reserved vlan.

PC1>ping 10.0.0.2

Ping 10.0.0.2: 32 data bytes, Press Ctrl_C to break

From 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 seq=1 ttl=128 time=63 ms
From 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 seq=2 ttl=128 time=62 ms
From 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 seq=3 ttl=128 time=62 ms
From 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 seq=4 ttl=128 time=47 ms
From 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 seq=5 ttl=128 time=47 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---

5 packet(s) transmitted
5 packet(s) received
0.00% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 47/56/63 ms

PC2>ping 10.0.1.6

Ping 10.0.1.6: 32 data bytes, Press Ctrl_C to break

From 10.0.1.6: bytes=32 seq=1 ttl=128 time=47 ms
From 10.0.1.6: bytes=32 seq=2 ttl=128 time=63 ms
From 10.0.1.6: bytes=32 seq=3 ttl=128 time=109 ms
From 10.0.1.6: bytes=32 seq=4 ttl=128 time=62 ms
From 10.0.1.6: bytes=32 seq=5 ttl=128 time=63 ms

--- 10.0.1.6 ping statistics ---

5 packet(s) transmitted
5 packet(s) received
0.00% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 47/68/109 ms

Now configure GVRP registration mode as fixed on the trunk between Access SW1 and
Distribution SW:

[Access SW1-GigabitEthernet0/0/2]gvrp registration fixed

[Distribution SW-GigabitEthernet0/0/1]gvrp registration fixed
[Distribution SW]display gvrp statistics

GVRP statistics on port GigabitEthernet0/0/1

 GVRP status : Enabled
GVRP registrations failed : 291
GVRP last PDU origin : 4c1f-cc46-e9ad
GVRP registration type : Fixed

GVRP statistics on port GigabitEthernet0/0/2

GVRP status : Enabled
GVRP registrations failed : 0
GVRP last PDU origin : 4c1f-ccea-7bb8
GVRP registration type : Normal

Display VLANs on Distribution and Access SW2 switches:

[Distribution SW]display vlan sum

static vlan:
Total 1 static vlan.
1

dynamic vlan:
Total 2 dynamic vlan.
100 150

reserved vlan:
Total 0 reserved vlan.

[Access SW2]display vlan summary

static vlan:
Total 3 static vlan.
1 100 150

dynamic vlan:
Total 0 dynamic vlan.

reserved vlan:
Total 0 reserved vlan.

As you can see VLAN 200 is not passing anymore.