Disabling Vtp Pruning; Displaying Vtp Statistics; Understanding How Vtp Version 3 Works - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Understanding How VTP Version 3 Works

Disabling VTP Pruning

To disable VTP pruning, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1
Disable VTP pruning in the management domain. set vtp pruning disable
Step 2
Verify that VTP pruning is disabled.
This example shows how to disable VTP pruning in the management domain:
Console> (enable) set vtp pruning disable
This command will disable the pruning function in the entire management domain.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
VTP domain Lab_Network modified
Console> (enable)

Displaying VTP Statistics

To display VTP statistics, including the VTP advertisements that are sent and received and VTP errors,
perform this task:
Task
Display VTP statistics for the switch.
This example shows how to display VTP statistics on the switch:
Console> (enable) show vtp statistics
VTP statistics:
summary advts received
subset
request advts received
summary advts transmitted
subset
request advts transmitted
No of config revision errors
No of config digest errors
VTP pruning statistics:
Trunk
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16/1
Console> (enable)
Understanding How VTP Version 3 Works
VTP version 3 differs from earlier VTP versions in that it does not directly handle VLANs. VTP version 3 is
a protocol that is only responsible for distributing a list of opaque databases over an administrative domain.
When enabled, VTP version 3 provides these enhancements to previous VTP versions:
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