S/N/K-Series f/w 7.x will not Flood CiscoDP/VTP frames

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Article ID: 14789

Products
S-Series, firmware 7.72.01.0021 and lower
Matrix N-Series DFE, firmware 7.11.01.0025 through 7.62.04.0002
K-Series, firmware 7.72.01.0021 and lower

Changes
Disabled CiscoDP awareness ('

code:

set ciscodp status disable

'), with the goal of transparently forwarding CiscoDP and VTP traffic - both types use the same

code:

01-00-1

x-xx-xx-xx

MAC address structure - through the switch.

Symptoms
CiscoDP and VTP are never flooded through the switch.

Solution/Workaround
For the S-Series and K-Series, upgrade to firmware 7.72.02.0004 or higher.
Release notes state, in the '

code:

Cisco DP Problems Corrected in 7.72.02.0004

' section:

code:

Cisco VTP protocol packets, which use the same MAC address as CiscoDP, are not flooded through the switch.

After upgrade, then globally disable CiscoDP ('

code:

set ciscodp status disable

').

For the N-Series, upgrade to firmware 7.62.06.0004 or higher.
After upgrade, then globally disable CiscoDP ('

code:

set ciscodp status disable

').