Chapter 2
vtp server
To place the device in VTP server mode, use the vtp server command.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default
Enabled
Command Modes
VLAN configuration mode
Command History
Release
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Usage Guidelines
If you make a change to the VTP or VLAN configuration on a switch in server mode, that change is
propagated to all the switches in the same VTP domain.
You can set VTP to either server or client mode only when you disable dynamic VLAN creation.
If the receiving switch is in server mode, the configuration is not changed.
The
error if the device is not in client mode.
Examples
The following example shows how to place the device in VTP server mode:
Switch(vlan-config)# vtp server
Switch(vlan-config)#
Related Commands
Command
show vtp
vtp (global configuration
mode)
vtp server
Modification
This command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
vtp server
command is the functional equivalent of no vtp client, except that it does not return an
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release XE 3.9.xE and 15.2(5)Ex
Description
Displays VTP statistics and domain information.
Configures the name of a VTP configuration storage file.
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