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Chapter 14 Configuring VTP
Configuring VTP
VTP and Switch Stacks
VTP configuration is the same in all members of a switch stack. When the switch stack is in VTP server
or client mode, all switches in the stack carry the same VTP configuration. When VTP mode is
transparent or off, the stack is not taking part in VTP.
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When a switch joins the stack, it inherits the VTP and VLAN properties of the stack master.
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All VTP updates are carried across the stack.
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When VTP mode is changed in a switch in the stack, the other switches in the stack also change VTP
mode, and the switch VLAN database remains consistent.
VTP version 3 functions the same on a standalone switch or a stack except when the switch stack is the
primary server for the VTP database. In this case, the MAC address of the stack master is used as the
primary server ID. If the master switch reloads or is powered off, a new stack master is elected.
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If you do not configure the persistent MAC address feature (by entering the
stack-mac persistent
timer
[
0
|
time-value
] global configuration command, when the new master is elected, it sends a
takeover message with the new master MAC address as the primary server.
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If persistent MAC address is configured, the new master waits for the configured
stack-mac
persistent timer
value. If the previous master switch does not rejoin the stack during this time, then
the new master issues the takeover message.
For more information about the switch stack, see
Chapter 5, “Managing Switch Stacks.”
Configuring VTP
These sections contain this configuration information:
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Default VTP Configuration, page 14-8
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VTP Configuration Guidelines, page 14-9
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Configuring VTP Mode, page 14-11
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Enabling the VTP Version, page 14-15
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Enabling VTP Pruning, page 14-16
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Configuring VTP on a Per-Port Basis, page 14-16
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Adding a VTP Client Switch to a VTP Domain, page 14-17
Default VTP Configuration
shows the default VTP configuration.
Table 14-2
Default VTP Configuration
Feature
Default Setting
VTP domain name
Null.
VTP mode (VTP version 1 and version 2)
Server.
VTP mode (VTP version 3)
The mode is the same as the mode in VTP version 1 or
2 before conversion to version 3.