Enabling The Vtp Version - Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual

Configuring VTP

Enabling the VTP Version

VTP version 2 and version 3 are disabled by default.
• When you enable VTP version 2 on a switch , every VTP version 2-capable switch in the VTP domain
• With VTP versions 1 and 2, you can configure the version only on switches in VTP server or transparent
• In TrCRF and TrBRF Token Ring environments, you must enable VTP version 2 or VTP version 3 for
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. vtp version {1 | 2 | 3}
3. end
4. show vtp status
5. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 2 vtp version {1 | 2 | 3}
Example:
Switch(config)# vtp version 2
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enables version 2. To enable VTP version 3, you must manually configure it on each switch
mode. If a switch is running VTP version 3, you can change to version 2 when the switch is in client
mode if no extended VLANs exist, and no hidden password was configured.
VTP version 1 and VTP version 2 are not interoperable on switches in the same VTP
Caution
domain. Do not enable VTP version 2 unless every switch in the VTP domain supports
version 2.
Token Ring VLAN switching to function properly. For Token Ring and Token Ring-Net media, disable
VTP version 2.
In VTP version 3, both the primary and secondary servers can exist on an instance in
Caution
the domain.
Catalyst 2960-X Switch VLAN Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX
Enabling the VTP Version
Purpose
Enters the global configuration mode.
Enables the VTP version on the switch. The default is
VTP version 1.
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