Enabling Vtp Pruning; Adding A Vtp Client Switch To A Vtp Domain - Cisco 2950 - Catalyst Switch Configuration Manual

Configuring VTP

Enabling VTP Pruning

Pruning increases available bandwidth by restricting flooded traffic to those trunk links that the traffic
must use to access the destination devices. You can only enable VTP pruning on a switch in VTP server
mode.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable VTP pruning in the VTP domain:
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2
vtp pruning
Step 3
end
Step 4 show vtp status
To disable VTP pruning, use the no vtp pruning global configuration command.
Note You can also enable VTP pruning by using the vlan database privileged EXEC command to enter VLAN
configuration mode and entering the vtp pruning VLAN configuration command. To disable VTP
pruning, use the no vtp pruning VLAN configuration command.
Pruning is supported with VTP version 1 and version 2. If you enable pruning on the VTP server, it is
enabled for the entire VTP domain.
Only VLANs included in the pruning-eligible list can be pruned. By default, VLANs 2 through 1001 are
pruning eligible on trunk ports. Extended-range VLANs cannot be pruned. To change the
pruning-eligible VLANs, see the

Adding a VTP Client Switch to a VTP Domain

Before adding a VTP client to a VTP domain, always verify that its VTP configuration revision number
is lower than the configuration revision number of the other switches in the VTP domain. Switches in a
VTP domain always use the VLAN configuration of the switch with the highest VTP configuration
revision number. If you add a switch that has a revision number higher than the revision number in the
VTP domain, it can erase all VLAN information from the VTP server and VTP domain.
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Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Enable pruning in the VTP administrative domain.
By default, pruning is disabled. You need to enable pruning on only one switch
in VTP server mode.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries in the VTP Pruning Mode field of the display.
"Changing the Pruning-Eligible List" section on page
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