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Catalyst 2928 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 14 Configuring VTP
Configuring VTP
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the switch as a VTP server:
When you configure a domain name, it cannot be removed; you can only reassign a switch to a different
domain.
To return the switch to a no-password state, use the
no vtp password
global configuration command.
This example shows how to use global configuration mode to configure the switch as a VTP server with
the domain name
eng_group
and the password
mypassword
:
Switch#
config terminal
Switch(config)#
vtp domain eng_group
Switch(config)#
vtp mode server
Switch(config)#
vtp password mypassword
Switch(config)#
end
Configuring a VTP Client
When a switch is in VTP client mode, you cannot change its VLAN configuration. The client switch
receives VTP updates from a VTP server in the VTP domain and then modifies its configuration
accordingly.
Follow these guidelines:
•
If extended-range VLANs are configured on the switch, you cannot change VTP mode to client. You
receive an error message, and the configuration is not allowed.
•
If you configure the switch for VTP client mode, the switch does not create the VLAN database file
(vlan.dat). If the switch is then powered off, it resets the VTP configuration to the default. To keep
the VTP configuration with VTP client mode after the switch restarts, you must first configure the
VTP domain name before the VTP mode.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
vtp domain
domain-name
Configure the VTP administrative-domain name. The name can be 1 to 32
characters. All switches operating in VTP server or client mode under the
same administrative responsibility must be configured with the same
domain name.
Step 3
vtp mode server
Configure the switch for VTP server mode (the default).
Step 4
vtp password
password
(Optional) Set the password for the VTP domain. The password can be 8 to
64 characters.
If you configure a VTP password, the VTP domain does not function
properly if you do not assign the same password to each switch in the
domain.
Step 5
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
show vtp status
Verify your entries in the
VTP Operating Mode
and the
VTP Domain Name
fields of the display.