Configuring Vtp Version 3 Passwords - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Configuring VTP Version 3
Task
Step 1
Disable VTP using the off mode.
Step 2
Verify the VTP configuration.
This example shows how to disable VTP using the off mode:
Console> (enable) set vtp mode off
Changing VTP mode for all features
VTP3 domain server modified
Because there is only the VLAN database in software releases 8.1(x) and 8.2(x), using the set vtp mode
Note
off command without specifying the vlan keyword results in the same configuration as using the vlan
keyword. Note that in software release 8.3(1), support is added to propagate the MST database.
Console> (enable) show vtp domain
Version
Domain Name
Notifications: disabled
Feature
-------------- -------------- ----------- -------------- ----------------------
VLAN
MST
UNKNOWN
Pruning
VLANs prune eligible: 2-1000
Console> (enable)

Configuring VTP Version 3 Passwords

For more information on passwords, see the
Note
In VTP version 3, you can hide the VTP password from the configuration by adding the hidden keyword to
the password configuration. When you use the hidden keyword, the hexadecimal secret key that is generated
from the password is shown in the configuration instead of the password in plain text. If you configure a
password with the hidden keyword, you need to reenter the password to issue a takeover (for details on
configuring a takeover, see the
Two different formats of the set vtp passwd command can be shown in the configuration: A plain text
password or an encrypted hexadecimal secret value. These two formats are exclusive; if you configure a
plain text password, it replaces a current secret password, and similarly, if you paste a secret password
into the configuration, the initial password is removed.
To configure VTP passwords, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1
Configure a VTP password.
Step 2
Verify the VTP password.
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: running VTP3
: ENG
Mode Revision
Off
Off
Transparent
: disabled
"Configuring a VTP Version 3 Takeover" section on page
Command
set vtp mode off
show vtp domain
Password : configured
Switch ID : 00d0.004c.1800
Primary ID Primary Description
"VTP Version 3 Authentication" section on page
Command
set vtp passwd passwd {hidden | secret}
show config
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