Chapter 8 Configuring VLANs
Using VTP
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VTP Modes and Mode Transitions
You can configure a supported switch to be in one of the VTP modes listed in
Table 8-4
.
Table 8-4
VTP Modes
VTP Mode
Description
VTP server
In this mode, you can create, modify, and delete VLANs and
specify other configuration parameters (such as VTP version)
for the entire VTP domain. VTP servers advertise their
VLAN configurations to other switches in the same VTP
domain and synchronize their VLAN configurations with
other switches based on advertisements received over trunk
links.
In VTP server mode, VLAN configurations are saved in
nonvolatile RAM. VTP server is the default mode.
VTP client
In this mode, a VTP client behaves like a VTP server, but you
cannot create, change, or delete VLANs on a VTP client.
In VTP client mode, VLAN configurations are saved in
nonvolatile RAM.
VTP transparent In this mode, VTP transparent switches do not participate in
VTP. A VTP transparent switch does not advertise its VLAN
configuration and does not synchronize its VLAN
configuration based on received advertisements. However,
transparent switches do forward VTP advertisements that
they receive from other switches. You can create, modify, and
delete VLANs on a switch in VTP transparent mode.
In VTP transparent mode, VLAN configurations are saved in
nonvolatile RAM, but they are not advertised to other
switches.