Enabling Vtp Pruning - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Configuring VTP

Enabling VTP Pruning

Pruning increases available bandwidth by restricting flooded traffic to those trunk links that the traffic
must use to access the destination devices. You can only enable VTP pruning on a switch in VTP server
mode.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable VTP pruning in the VTP domain:
Command
Step 1 vtp pruning
Step 2
show vtp status
To disable VTP pruning, use the no vtp pruning privileged EXEC command.
Note You can also enable VTP pruning by using the vlan database privileged EXEC command to enter VLAN
configuration mode and entering the vtp pruning VLAN configuration command. To disable VTP
pruning, use the no vtp pruning VLAN configuration command.
Pruning is supported with VTP version 1 and version 2. If you enable pruning on the VTP server, it is
enabled for the entire VTP domain.
Only VLANs included in the pruning-eligible list can be pruned. By default, VLANs 2 through 1001 are
pruning eligible on trunk ports. Reserved VLANs and extended-range VLANs cannot be pruned. To
change the pruning-eligible VLANs, see the
page
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Purpose
Enable pruning in the VTP administrative domain.
By default, pruning is disabled. You need to enable pruning on only one switch
in VTP server mode.
Verify your entries in the VTP Pruning Mode field of the display.
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"Changing the Pruning-Eligible List" section on
Chapter 14 Configuring VTP
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