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Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2948G-GE-TX, and Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.2GLX
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Chapter 9 Configuring VTP
Configuring VTP Version 1 and Version 2
This example shows how to configure the switch as a VTP client and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set vtp domain Lab_Network
VTP domain Lab_Network modified
Console> (enable) set vtp mode client
Changing VTP mode for all features
VTP domain Lab_Network modified
Console> (enable) show vtp domain
Version : running VTP2 (VTP3 capable)
Domain Name : Lab_Network Password : configured (hidden)
Notifications: disabled Updater ID: 172.20.52.19
Feature Mode Revision
-------------- -------------- -----------
VLAN Client 0
Pruning : disabled
VLANs prune eligible: 2-1000
Console> (enable)
Configuring VTP (VTP Transparent Mode)
When you configure the switch as VTP transparent, you disable VTP on the switch. A VTP transparent
switch does not send VTP updates and does not act on VTP updates that are received from other
switches. However, a VTP transparent switch running VTP version 2 does forward received VTP
advertisements out all of its trunk links.
Note
Network devices in VTP transparent mode do not send VTP join messages. On Catalyst 4500 series
switches with trunk connections to network devices in VTP transparent mode, configure the VLANs that
are used by the transparent-mode network devices or that need to be carried across trunks as pruning
ineligible (use the clear vtp pruneeligible command).
To disable VTP on the switch, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to configure the switch as VTP transparent and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set vtp mode transparent
Changing VTP mode for all features
VTP domain Lab_Net modified
Console> (enable) show vtp domain
Version : running VTP2 (VTP3 capable)
Domain Name : Lab_Network Password : configured (hidden)
Notifications: disabled Updater ID: 172.20.52.19
Feature Mode Revision
-------------- -------------- -----------
VLAN Transparent 0
Pruning : disabled
VLANs prune eligible: 2-1000
Console> (enable)
Task
Command
Step 1
Disable VTP on the switch by configuring it for
VTP transparent mode.
set vtp mode transparent
Step 2
Verify the VTP configuration.
show vtp domain