16-9
Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
OL-13018-03
Chapter 16 Configuring VTP
Configuring VTP
If you are configuring VTP on a cluster member switch to a VLAN, use the
rcommand
privileged EXEC
command to log in to the member switch. For more information about the command, see the command
reference
for this release.
If you are configuring extended-range VLANs on the switch, the switch must be in VTP transparent
mode.
Configuring a VTP Server
When a switch is in VTP server mode, you can change the VLAN configuration and have it propagated
throughout the network.
Note
If extended-range VLANs are configured on the switch, you cannot change VTP mode to server. You
receive an error message, and the configuration is not allowed.
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 mode server
Switch(config)#
vtp domain eng_group
Switch(config)#
vtp password mypassword
Switch(config)#
end
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
vtp mode server
Configure the switch for VTP server mode (the default).
Step 3
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 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.