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Chapter 15 Configuring VLANs
Configuring Extended-Range VLANs
In VTP version 1 and 2, extended-range VLANs are not saved in the VLAN database; they are saved in
the switch running configuration file. You can save the extended-range VLAN configuration in the
switch startup configuration file by using the copy running-config startup-config privileged EXEC
command. VTP version 3 saves extended-range VLANs in the VLAN database.
Note Before you create an extended-range VLAN, you can verify that the VLAN ID is not used internally by
entering the show vlan internal usage privileged EXEC command. If the VLAN ID is used internally
and you want to free it up, go to the“Creating an Extended-Range VLAN with an Internal VLAN ID”
section on page 15-13 before creating the extended-range VLAN.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to create an extended-range VLAN:
To delete an extended-range VLAN, use the no vlan vlan-id global configuration command.
The procedure for assigning static-access ports to an extended-range VLAN is the same as for
normal-range VLANs. See the “Assigning Static-Access Ports to a VLAN” section on page 15-9.
This example shows how to create a new extended-range VLAN with all default characteristics, enter
VLAN configuration mode, and save the new VLAN in the switch startup configuration file:
Switch(config)# vtp mode transparent
Switch(config)# vlan 2000
Switch(config-vlan)# end
Switch# copy running-config startup config
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2 vtp mode transparent Configure the switch for VTP transparent mode, disabling VTP.
Note This step is not required for VTP version 3.
Step 3 vlan vlan-id Enter an extended-range VLAN ID and enter VLAN configuration mode.
The range is 1006 to 4094.
Step 4 mtu mtu-size (Optional) Modify the VLAN by changing the MTU size.
Note Although all VLAN commands appear in the CLI help, only the
mtu mtu-size, private-vlan, and remote-span commands are
supported for extended-range VLANs.
Step 5 remote-span (Optional) Configure the VLAN as the RSPAN VLAN. See the
“Configuring a VLAN as an RSPAN VLAN” section on page 32-18.
Step 6 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7 show vlan id vlan-id Verify that the VLAN has been created.
Step 8 copy running-config startup config Save your entries in the switch startup configuration file. To save
extended-range VLAN configurations, you need to save the VTP
transparent mode configuration and the extended-range VLAN
configuration in the switch startup configuration file. Otherwise, if the
switch resets, it will default to VTP server mode, and the extended-range
VLAN IDs will not be saved.
Note With VTP version 3, the VLAN configuration is also saved in the
VLAN database.