Enabling MVRP on an Ethernet interface

1. From privileged EXEC mode, enter global configuration mode.
   

   device# configure terminal

2. Add a VLAN on a device that will be added to the interface.
   

   device(config)# vlan 10
   

   This command accesses VLAN configuration mode.

   

   device(config-vlan-10)#

3. Access global configuration mode.
   

   device(config-vlan-10)# exit

4. Enable MVRP globally on the device.
   

   device(config)# protocol mvrp 
   

   This command accesses MVRP configuration mode.

   

   device(config-mvrp)#

5. Access global configuration mode.
   

   device(config-mvrp)# exit

6. Configure an Ethernet interface and access interface configuration mode.
   

   device(config)# interface ethernet 0/1
   

7. Place the interface in Layer 2 mode.
   

   device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# switchport
   

8. Set the Layer 2 interface as trunk.
   

   device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# switchport mode trunk
   

   Trunk mode makes the port linkable to other switches and routers.
9. Add the VLAN to the interface as tagged.
   

   device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# switchport trunk allowed vlan add 10
   
   

10. Enable MVRP on the interface.
    

    device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# mvrp enable
    

11. Enable the interface.
    

    device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# no shutdown
    

12. Display the MVRP status of the configuration.
    

    device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# do show mvrp
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total configured mvrp ports     :       1
    Global Status                   :       Enabled
    Join-timer(in centiseconds)     :       20
    Leave-timer(in centiseconds)    :       100
    Leaveall-timer(in centiseconds) :       1000
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    MVRP Port(s): ethe 0/1
    

Example

The following example provides the steps in the previous configuration.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# vlan 10
device(config-vlan-10)# exit
device(config)# protocol mvrp
device(config-mvrp)# exit
device(config)# interface ethernet 0/1
device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# switchport
device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# switchport mode trunk
device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# switchport trunk allowed vlan add 10
device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# mvrp enable
device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# no shutdown
device(conf-if-eth-0/1)# do show mvrp
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total configured mvrp ports     :       1
Global Status                   :       Enabled
Join-timer(in centiseconds)     :       20
Leave-timer(in centiseconds)    :       100
Leaveall-timer(in centiseconds) :       1000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MVRP Port(s): ethe 0/1