As I know, you can have more than one VTP servers in a domain and all switches in the
domain can be a server. Changes on any server will automatically propagate to all
switches in the domain. No changes allowed on a client.
Robert Padjen wrote:
> Only one switch in a domain can act as the server. All
> others must be clients. The recommendation to set up
> the 'biggest' switch as a server is OK, however, it is
> not really necessary. If it works out, the server
> should be the switch closest to the center of the VTP
> domain. This will usually have the best/most
> connections to the rest of the domain, which will
> provide the best, central administration point. I
> would also recommend that you standardize on all lower
> case or all upper case for the VTP domain name, and
> that you actively set version two assuming that all
> devices in the domain support it.
>
> I will note that I know quite a few administrators who
> have just gone to transparent mode and forgo VTP. This
> seems to be because they've been burned, especially in
> the 3.x version of CatOS, which did have some bugs.
> I'd recommend using it, but make sure you follow the
> rules.
>
> --- Stephen Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Make sure you set the Biggest switch as a server,set
> > up your next biggest
> > switch as server also .
> > Set the domain on the Server FIRST.
> > MAKE sure all VLAN info is correct..BEFORE you setup
> > VTP.
> > Don`t do it until everyone has gone home
> > (OVERTIME.... Tee Hee)
> > make the domain name MEAN something....helpfull
> > later .
> > Check all CDP info beforehand (make sure all
> > switches see eachother...if
> > there supposed to).
> > Store all Vlan info before.....MAKE sure you know
> > all about the VLAN`s
> > first...
> > IF you have diffrent info about different Vlan`s on
> > different switches make
> > these switches all SERVER`S
> > DON`T PANIC!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > steve "AAHHHH my god , what `s happened to my LAN"
> >
> > >From: Mingzhou Nie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: Mingzhou Nie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: Re: VTP Domain, (again)
> > >Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 11:36:05 -0500
> > >
> > >You can set all switchs as domain server or elect
> > one core switch as server
> > >and others
> > >as clien. Just do set vtp domain 'name' command on
> > each switch. You don't
> > >to do
> > >anything else. The valn name is just like an alias,
> > it doesn't affect the
> > >functinality.
> > >You can not mannual change the VTP revision unless
> > you reboot a VTP server
> > >switch.
> > >
> > >Hope it helps,
> > >
> > >Ming
> > >
> > >Wonkyu Lee wrote:
> > >
> > > > HI All,
> > > >
> > > > The place where I'm working at right now has
> > several vlans and trunking.
> > > > However, from the beginning, no one turned on
> > the VTP Domain. So
> > >whenever I
> > > > put a new switch into the existing LAN, and
> > setting up a vlan and
> > >trunking,
> > > > I have to add them manually. So I'm thinking I'm
> > enabling the VTP domain
> > >on
> > > > all switches. We have 5500, 5002s, 2900XLs,
> > 3500XLs.
> > > >
> > > > So here goes my question..
> > > >
> > > > What is the procedure to enable the domain
> > feature ?
> > > > I know the CLI how to do it, but what should I
> > beware of before I do it?
> > > > What will happen when the vtp starts to
> > advertising its vlan database to
> > > > client switches, which have already all the
> > infos stored in manually?
> > > > Some vlans have their name on one switch(ex,
> > TECH), but the others
> > > > don't(vlan13)
> > > > and would it be a problem ?
> > > > Can i change a VTP revision number manually?
> > > >
> > > > Wonkyu Lee
> > > >
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