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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 14 Configuring VTP
Configuring VTP
When you configure a domain name, it cannot be removed; you can only reassign a switch to a different
domain.
To return a switch in another mode to VTP server mode, use the
no vtp mode
global configuration
command. To return the switch to a no-password state, use the
no vtp password
global configuration
command.
This example shows how to configure the switch as a VTP server with the domain name
eng_group
and
the password
mypassword
:
Switch(config)#
vtp domain eng_group
Setting VTP domain name to eng_group.
Switch(config)#
vtp mode server
Setting device to VTP Server mode for VLANS.
Switch(config)#
vtp password mypassword
Setting device VLAN database password to mypassword.
Switch(config)#
end
Configuring a VTP Version 3 Password
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the password when using VTP
version 3:
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.
See the
“Configuring a VTP Version 3 Password” section on page 14-13
for
options available with VTP version 3.
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.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save the configuration in the startup configuration file.
Note
Only VTP mode and domain name are saved in the switch running
configuration and can be copied to the startup configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
vtp password
password
[
hidden
|
secret
]
(Optional) Set the password for the VTP domain. The password can be 8 to
64 characters.
•
(Optional)
hidden
—Enter
hidden
to ensure that the secret key
generated from the password string is saved in the nvam:vlan.dat file.
If you configure a takeover by configuring a VTP primary server, you
are prompted to reenter the password.
•
(Optional)
secret
—Enter
secret
to directly configure the password.
The secret password must contain 32 hexadecimal characters.
Step 3
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.