Configuration restrictions and guidelines

When you configure MVRP, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

• MVRP can work with STP, RSTP, or MSTP. MVRP cannot work with other link layer topology protocols, including service loopback, PVST, RRPP, and Smart Link. Ports blocked by STP, RSTP, or MSTP can receive and send MVRP frames.

  For more information about STP, RSTP, MSTP, and PVST, see "Configuring spanning tree protocols."

  For more information about service loopback, see "Configuring service loopback groups."

  For more information about RRPP and Smart Link, see High Availability Configuration Guide.

• Do not configure both MVRP and remote port mirroring on a port. Otherwise, MVRP might register the remote probe VLAN with incorrect ports, which would cause the monitor port to receive undesired copies. For more information about port mirroring, see Network Management and Monitoring Configuration Guide.

• MVRP takes effect only on trunk ports. For more information about trunk ports, see "Configuring VLANs."

• Enabling MVRP on a Layer 2 aggregate interface takes effect on the aggregate interface and all Selected member ports in the link aggregation group.

• MVRP configuration made on an aggregation group member port takes effect only after the port is removed from the aggregation group.