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CCNA Exploration Semester 3
Chapter 4
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Topics
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Purpose of VTP
VTP domain
VTP server
VTP client
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VTP modes
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VTP defaults
VTP Version
Maximum VLANs Supported
Number of Existing VLANs
VTP Operating Mode- server, client, or transparent.
VTP Domain Name
VTP Pruning Mode
VTP V2 Mode (disabled by default)
VTP Traps Generation
MD5 Digest (checksum of VTP configuration)
Configuration Last Modified
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VTP advertisements
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Domain name
Domain name length
Version - VTP 1 or VTP 2, on Cisco 2960
switch.
Configuration revision number
Other fields, depending on type of message.
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32-bit number.
Default value is 0.
It is incremented each time a VLAN is added
or removed.
Reset to 0 is domain name changes.
Switch uses it to see if information is more
recent that what it already holds.
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Summary advertisement
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Request Advertisement
Sent by client to server if:
The VTP domain name has been changed
The switch receives a summary
advertisement with a higher configuration
revision number than its own
A subset advertisement message is missed
for some reason
The switch has been reset
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Subset advertisement
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Why transparent?
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VTP pruning
Disabled by default
Enable it on one server in domain.
Stops VLAN traffic from being sent on links
that do not lead to devices on that VLAN.
Cuts down on traffic on trunk links.
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Versions
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Configure VTP
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Commands on server
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Commands on server
Create VLANs
Check that link is a trunk.
Check VTP operation
SW1# show vtp status
Assign switch ports to VLANs.
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Client configuration
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Things to check
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The End
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