Vtp Client - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

vtp client

To place a device in VTP client mode, use the vtp client command. To return to VTP server mode, use
the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes VLAN configuration mode
Command History Release
12.1(8a)EW
Usage Guidelines If the receiving switch is in client mode, the client switch changes its configuration to duplicate the
configuration of the server. If you have switches in client mode, make sure to make all VTP or VLAN
configuration changes on a switch in server mode.
The
error if the device is not in client mode.
Examples
This example shows how to place the device in VTP client mode:
Switch(vlan-config)# vtp client
Switch(vlan-config)#
Related Commands Command
show vtp
vtp (global configuration
mode)
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vtp client
no vtp client
Modification
Support for 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 IOS XE 3.3.0SG and IOS 15.1(1)SG)
Description
Displays VTP statistics and domain information.
Configures the name of a VTP configuration storage file.
vtp client
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