Vtp Server - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

vtp server

To place the device in VTP server mode, use the vtp server command.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Enabled
Command Modes VLAN configuration mode
Command History Release
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Usage Guidelines
If you make a change to the VTP or VLAN configuration on a switch in server mode, that change is
propagated to all the switches in the same VTP domain.
You can set VTP to either server or client mode only when you disable dynamic VLAN creation.
If the receiving switch is in server mode, the configuration is not changed.
The
error if the device is not in client mode.
Examples This example shows how to place the device in VTP server mode:
Switch(vlan-config)# vtp server
Switch(vlan-config)#
Related Commands Command
show vtp
vtp (global configuration
mode)
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vtp server
Modification
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
vtp server command is the functional equivalent of no vtp client, except that it does not return an
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.3.0SG and IOS 15.1(1)SG)
Description
Displays VTP statistics and domain information.
Configures the name of a VTP configuration storage file.
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