Monitoring Vtp; Vlans In The Vtp Database; Token Ring Vlans - Cisco WS-C2955T-12 Software Manual

VLANs in the VTP Database

Monitoring VTP

You monitor VTP by displaying its configuration information: the domain name, the current VTP
revision, and the number of VLANs. You can also display statistics about the advertisements sent and
received by the switch.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to monitor VTP activity:
Command
Step 1
show vtp status
Step 2
show vtp counters
VLANs in the VTP Database
You can set these parameters when you add a new VLAN to or modify an existing VLAN in the VTP
database:
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each VLAN media type.

Token Ring VLANs

Although the Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches do not support Token Ring connections,
a remote device such as a Catalyst 5000 series switch with Token Ring connections could be managed
from one of the supported switches. Switches running this release advertise information about these
Token Ring VLANs when running VTP version 2:
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For more information on configuring Token Ring VLANs, refer to the Catalyst 5000 Series Software
Configuration Guide.
Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide
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Purpose
Display the VTP switch configuration information.
Display counters about VTP messages being sent and received.
VLAN ID
VLAN name
VLAN type (Ethernet, Fiber Distributed Data Interface [FDDI], FDDI network entity title [NET],
TRBRF or TRCRF, Token Ring, Token Ring-Net)
VLAN state (active or suspended)
Maximum transmission unit (MTU) for the VLAN
Security Association Identifier (SAID)
Bridge identification number for TRBRF VLANs
Ring number for FDDI and TRCRF VLANs
Parent VLAN number for TRCRF VLANs
STP type for TRCRF VLANs
VLAN number to use when translating from one VLAN type to another
"Default VLAN Configuration" section on page 8-21
Token Ring TRBRF VLANs
Token Ring TRCRF VLANs
Chapter 8
lists the default values and possible ranges for
Configuring VLANs
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