configurationcommand to select an interface to put in the forwarding state. Assign lower cost values to
interfacesthat you wantselected first andhigher costvalues that youwant selectedlast.
Thesesteps describe how to configure a network with load sharing using STP port priorities.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configureterminal
2. vtpdomain domain-name
3. vtpmode server
4. end
5. showvtp status
6. showvlan
7. configureterminal
8. interfaceinterface-id
9. switchportmode trunk
10. end
11. showinterfaces interface-id switchport
12. Repeatthe above steps on SwitchA for a second port in the switch or switch stack.
13. Repeatthe above steps on Switch B to configure the trunk ports that connect to the trunk ports configured
onSwitch A.
14. showvlan
15. configureterminal
16. interfaceinterface-id
17. spanning-treevlan vlan-range port-priority priority-value
18. exit
19. interfaceinterface-id
20. spanning-treevlan vlan-range port-priority priority-value
21. end
22. showrunning-config
23. copyrunning-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Entersglobal configuration mode onSwitch A.configureterminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Configuresa VTPadministrative domain.
vtpdomain domain-name
Step 2
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Configuring VLAN Trunks
Configuring Trunk Ports for Load Sharing