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Chapter 13 Configuring VLANs
Configuring VLAN Trunks
In this way, Trunk 1 carries traffic for VLANs 8 through 10, and Trunk 2 carries traffic for VLANs 3
through 6. If the active trunk fails, the trunk with the lower priority takes over and carries the traffic for
all of the VLANs. No duplication of traffic occurs over any trunk port.
Figure 13-4
Load Sharing by Using STP Port Priorities
Note
If your switch is a member of a switch stack, you must use the
spanning-tree
[
vlan
vlan-id
]
cost
cost
interface configuration command instead of the
spanning-tree
[
vlan
vlan-id
]
port-priority
priority
interface configuration command to select an interface to put in the forwarding state. Assign lower cost
values to interfaces that you want selected first and higher cost values that you want selected last. For
more information, see the
“Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost” section on page 13-25
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the network shown in
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Switch A
Switch B
Trunk 2
VLANs 3 – 6 (priority 16)
VLANs 8 – 10 (priority 128)
Trunk 1
VLANs 8 – 10 (priority 16)
VLANs 3 – 6 (priority 128)
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode on Switch A.
Step 2
vtp domain
domain-name
Configure a VTP administrative domain.
The domain name can be 1 to 32 characters.
Step 3
vtp mode server
Configure Switch A as the VTP server.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
show vtp status
Verify the VTP configuration on both Switch A and Switch B.
In the display, check the
VTP Operating Mode
and the
VTP Domain
Name
fields.
Step 6
show vlan
Verify that the VLANs exist in the database on Switch A.
Step 7
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 8
interface gigabitethernet1/ 0/1
Define the interface to be configured as a trunk, and enter interface
configuration mode.
Step 9
switchport trunk encapsulation
{
isl
|
dot1q | negotiate
}
Configure the port to support ISL or IEEE 802.1Q encapsulation or to
negotiate with the neighboring interface. You must configure each
end of the link with the same encapsulation type.
Step 10
switchport mode trunk
Configure the port as a trunk port.
Step 11
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 12
show interfaces gigabitethernet1/ 0/1
switchport
Verify the VLAN configuration.