CCNA3 Exploration Chapter 4. Study questions.

4.1
What is the purpose of VTP?
To make the management of VLANs easier by allowing switches to learn
about VLANs from each other.
What sort of lin !et"een s"it#hes is needed to trans$it VTP
ad%ertise$ents?
A trunk link.
What are the three VTP $odes that a s"it#h #ould tae?
Server, client and transparent.
What na$e is &i%en to a &roup of s"it#hes that share V'AN infor$ation usin&
VTP?
A VT domain.
Whi#h VTP $odes allo" s"it#hes to sa%e V'AN infor$ation in the %lan
data!ase?
Server mode switches store VLAN information for their domain. Transparent
mode switches store information about their own VLANs.
Whi#h VTP %ersions #an !e used on a Catalyst ()*+ s"it#h, and "hi#h is the
default %ersion?
Versions ! and " can be used. Version ! is the default. There is a version #
that can be used on some switches, but no on the $atalyst "%&'.
-o" is a VTP do$ain identified?
(y its domain name.
Whi#h #o$$and is #o$$only used to display infor$ation a!out VTP?
Show vtp status
-o" is a VTP $essa&e en#apsulated?
)t is encapsulated inside an *thernet frame that is tagged using +'".!, or
)SL.
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What destination 2AC address is used for VTP $essa&es?
The multicast address '!-''-'$-$$-$$-$$
What does a ser%er s"it#h do to the #onfi&uration re%ision nu$!er "hen a
ne" V'AN is added?
)ncreases it by !.
What is the purpose of in#ludin& the #onfi&uration re%ision nu$!er in a VTP
ad%ertise$ent?
)t shows the receiving switch whether the advertisement contains more up to
date information than the information that it already has.
Whi#h type of VTP ad%ertise$ent #ontains infor$ation a!out V'ANs?
The subset advertisement.
-o" often does a s"it#h send out su$$ary ad%ertise$ents?
*very . minutes, or when the VLAN configuration is changed.
A #lient s"it#h is reset. -o" does it o!tain V'AN infor$ation?
)t does not have any vlan database of its own, so it needs to obtain VLAN
information from a server switch in its domain. )t sends out a VT re/uest
advertisement and receives information in a subset advertisement from the
server.
A #lient s"it#h re#ei%es a su$$ary ad%ertise$ent "ith a lo"er #onfi&uration
re%ision nu$!er than its o"n. What does it do?
)t will forward the summary advertisement to any other switches, but do
nothing else about it. There is no newer VLAN information available.
A #lient s"it#h re#ei%es a su$$ary ad%ertise$ent "ith a hi&her #onfi&uration
re%ision nu$!er than its o"n. What does it do?
)t sends out a VT re/uest advertisement and receives information in a
subset advertisement from the server.
A transparent s"it#h re#ei%es a su$$ary ad%ertise$ent. What does it do?
)t will forward the summary advertisement to other switches but ignore its
contents.
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Whi#h $odes of s"it#h "ill allo" you to #reate ne" V'ANs?
Server switches 0for the domain1 and Transparent switches 0for local use
only1.
3s it possi!le to ha%e $ore than one ser%er s"it#h on a do$ain?
2es. )t is a good idea to have more than one server. )f there was only one
server and it failed, then the VLAN information would be lost.
3s a transparent s"it#h a!le to o!tain V'AN infor$ation "hen it re!oots?
)f the switch has any VLANs configured then they will be saved in the switch3s
own VLAN database, and they will be retrieved. The switch stays in
transparent mode 0assuming that the configuration has been saved.1
4oes any V'AN #onfi&uration ha%e to !e #arried out on a #lient s"it#h?
Switchports need to be assigned to VLANs. This is not done centrally, but is
done on each switch.
What is the effe#t of &i%in& the vtp pruning #o$$and on a ser%er s"it#h?
VT pruning is enabled for the whole domain. VLAN flood traffic will be sent
only where it is needed 4 in the direction of devices on that VLAN.
What happens to the %tp #onfi&uration re%ision nu$!er of a s"it#h if you
#han&e its %tp do$ain na$e?
)t is reset to the default value of '.
Why $i&ht you "ant to #han&e the do$ain na$e of a s"it#h te$porarily
!efore addin& it to an existin& VTP do$ain?
)f the new switch has a configuration revision number of ' then there is no
danger of the new switch altering the VLAN information in the VT domain
and updating it with the wrong information.
Whi#h should you do first on a ser%er, #onfi&ure the VTP do$ain na$e or
#reate the V'ANs?
$onfigure the domain name first because this will remove e5isting VLANs.
Whi#h #o$$and "ill $ae a s"it#h into a VTP #lient?
vtp mode client
3f VTP is not "orin& #orre#tly, "hat should you #he#?
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VT Version. )t needs to be the same on all switches in the domain.
6omain name. )s it e5actly the same on all switches7
VT assword if any. )s it e5actly the same on all switches7
$heck that there is at least one server. (etter to have at least two.
)f you recently added a new switch, had its revision number been set to '7
3s it possi!le to ha%e a VTP do$ain "here all the s"it#hes are in ser%er
$ode?
2es.
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