VTP (Virtual Trunking Protocol) – Summary Cheat Sheet – Part q Version 2

What is VTP? “VTP is a Cisco Proprietary Layer-2 Protocol for easy

& centralised Management of VLANs”

Key Attributes VLAN101 VLAN100

Protocol Type: Layer2 Protocol
Standard: Cisco Proprietary
(Competitive Open Standards: GVRP, MVRP)
Purpose: Centralized VLAN Database
nw_SW1 nw_SW2
Link Types Supported: Cisco ISL, 802.1Q, IEEE 802.10 and LANE trunks VTP Client VTP Client
Versions: 3 (v1, v2, v3) – Default=v1

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nw_SW3 nw_SW4
VTP Server VTP Client
VTP Topology

VTP Domain
“A set of interconnected switches under the same administrative
responsibility sharing the same VTP Domain Name”
VTP Config Revision Number
✓ A switch can belong to only one VTP Domain
✓ VLAN configuration changes for a domain are always at Global level “A 32-bit number that indicates the level of
✓ By default, a switch is in the VTP no-management-domain state until it receives an revision for a VTP Frame”
advertisement for a domain over a trunk link or until we configure a Domain Name
✓ We cannot create or modify VLANs on a VTP Server until a management domain ✓ Length: 32-bit Number
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name is specified or learned ✓ Range: 0-4.2B (increments by 1)

✓ Before adding a new VTP client switch to a VTP domain, always verify that its VTP ✓ Each VTP device tracks its own VTP configuration
configuration revision number is lower than the configuration revision number of

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revision number
the other switches in the VTP domain
✓ A switch always ignores advertisements that have a
different VTP domain name or an earlier
configuration revision number

VTP Versions
VTP v1 VTP v2 VTP v3
Server, Client,
Supported Modes Server, Client, Transparent Server, Client, Transparent, OFF
Transparent
Authentication Types Supported Clear Text Password Clear Text Password Encrypted Password
1-1001 for Server/Client 1-1001 for Server/Client
Supported VLAN ID Range 1-4094 for Transparent
1-4094 for Transparent 1-4094 for Transparent
Private VLANs Not Supported Not Supported Supported
Extended VLANs (1006-4094) Not Supported Not Supported Supported
VLAN update mechanism Revision Number Primary Server Primary Server

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vlan.dat file

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