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Cisco IE 2000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 18 Configuring VTP
How to Configure VTP
Configuring a VTP Version 3 PasswordEnabling the VTP Version
Step 3 show vtp status Verifies your entries in the VTP Operating Mode and the VTP Domain
Name fields of the display.
Step 4 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves the configuration in the startup configuration file.
Note Only VTP mode and domain name are saved in the switch running
configuration and can be copied to the startup configuration file.
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2 vtp password password [hidden |
secret]
(Optional) Sets the password for the VTP domain. The password can b e 8
to 64 characters.
(Optional) hidden—Ensures that the secret key generated from the
password string is saved in the nvam:vlan.dat file. If you configure a
takeover by configuring a VTP primary server, you are prompted to
reenter the password.
(Optional) secret—Directly configures the password. The secret
password must contain 32 hexadecimal characters.
Step 3 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4 show vtp password Verifies your entries.
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2 vtp version {1 | 2 | 3}Enables the VTP version on the switch. The default is VTP version 1.
Step 3 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4 show vtp status Verifies that the configured VTP version is enabled.
Step 5 copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Saves the configuration in the startup configuration file.
Command Purpose