Vlan vmpsd

Unfortunately, with VMPS, the VLAN assignment comes is entirely handled by the server.  The client really doesn't have an option to set a default VLAN to be used in the event that vmpsd becomes unavailable.  The switch *does* have the option of doing lookups on a secondary server should the primary one fail.

In the short term, I would consider setting up a second instance of vmpsd on another server, synchronizing the VMPS configuration between the two and configuring your switches to use one as the primary and the other as a secondary.  In the long term, I would look to more modern technologies such as 802.1x for better security and increased flexibility.  The initial implementation is more complex than with VMPS, but the long-term administration is simpler...  and it can be done with free/inexpensive software.

Please ignore "comes" in that first line.   It was just an editing leftover.

The global configuration mode commands for defining primary and secondary servers are as follows:

vmps server x.x.x.x primary
vmps server x.x.x.y

yep. that's exactly as it is now.

what type of implementation using 802.1 are you suggesting (even though I know a quick google would show) or use or like...and the worse question along with this; complex??? I hate complex!!! :-)

802.1x is a more current way of doing things.  It involves user-based authentication rather than MAC-based authentication.  Everything is done via a RADIUS server and user authentication.  It's a bit complex to set up, given that there are encryption considerations, but everything can be managed more easily once it's done.

A very nice presentation about Cisco IBNS (802.1x) can be found here: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns340/ns394/ns171/CiscoIBNS-Technical-Review.pdf

If you aren't all that concerned about security implications, want to stick with simple and are looking for a dynamic protocol for automatic VLAN assignment, VMPS on two or more servers should provide this with sufficient resilience.  You're not going to be able to dictate a default VLAN with VMPS like you can with 802.1x, but if the servers and switches are configured correctly, you shouldn't need to worry about that.

I already have two, actually three vmpsd setups for use and redundancy. My intial question and concern though was if neccessary how to quickly change the info on the cisco ports with out having to do a "switchport" on each one setup for "dynamic"...if there was a command to do multiple ports the same time...of course this means removing vmpsd from it also. I am asking this just in case the other vmpsd servers did not respond or work.

we are gigabit but that confirms doing "multiple" ports..just wasnt sure.

The same syntax will work with gigabit, just substitute GigabitEthernet for FastEthernet.