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Chapter 10 Configuring VTP
Configuring VTP Version 1 and Version 2
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All switches in a VTP domain must run the same VTP version.
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You must configure a password on each switch in the management domain when you are in secure
mode.
Caution
If you configure VTP in secure mode, the management domain will not function properly if you do not
assign a management domain password to each switch in the domain.
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A VTP version 2-capable switch can operate in the same VTP domain as a switch running VTP
version 1 if VTP version 2 is disabled on the VTP version 2-capable switch (VTP version 2 is
disabled by default).
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Do not enable VTP version 2 on a switch unless all of the switches in the same VTP domain are
version 2 capable. When you enable VTP version 2 on a switch, all of the version 2-capable
switches in the domain enable VTP version 2.
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In a Token Ring environment, you must enable VTP version 2 for Token Ring VLAN switching to
function properly.
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Enabling or disabling VTP pruning on a VTP server enables or disables VTP pruning for the entire
management domain.
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Making VLANs pruning eligible or pruning ineligible on a switch affects pruning eligibility for
those VLANs on that device only (not on all switches in the VTP domain).
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With software release 8.1(1), all VTP versions can be configured on a per-port basis. See the
“VTP
Version 3 Per-Port Configuration” section on page 10-14
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Configuring VTP Version 1 and Version 2
These sections describe how to configure VTP:
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Configuring a VTP Server, page 10-6
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Configuring a VTP Client, page 10-7
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Configuring VTP (VTP Transparent Mode), page 10-8
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Disabling VTP Using the Off Mode, page 10-8
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Enabling VTP Version 2, page 10-9
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Disabling VTP Version 2, page 10-10
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Enabling VTP Pruning, page 10-10
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Disabling VTP Pruning, page 10-12
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Displaying VTP Statistics, page 10-12
Configuring a VTP Server
When a switch is in VTP server mode, you can change the VLAN configuration and have it propagate
throughout the network.
To configure the switch as a VTP server, perform this task in privileged mode: