What is transparent in VTP?
The VTP Transparent mode is something between a VTP Server and a VTP Client but does not participate in the VTP Domain. In Transparent mode, you are able to create, modify and delete VLANs on the local switch, without affecting any other switches regardless of the mode they might be in.
How do I change VTP to transparent?
VLAN 1 is required on all trunk ports used for switch interconnects if VTP is supported in the network….Configuring VTP.
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 5 | vtp mode {client | server| transparent| off} Example: switch(config)# vtp mode transparent | Sets the VTP mode to client, server, transparent, or off. |
What does setting the VTP mode to transparent accomplish?
Transparent: When you make a change to the VLAN configuration in VTP transparent mode, the change affects only the local switch. The change does not propagate to other switches in the VTP domain. VTP transparent mode does forward VTP advertisements that it receives within the domain.
What are the common issues of VTP?
– VTP domain and password must match. – Configuration has been overwritten by another VTP device. – Consider making VTP domain smaller.
What is VLAN transparency?
VLAN-transparent networks allow tagged packets to pass through without tags being removed or changed. Note: For VDS deployments, only provider networks can be transparent. For NSX Data Center for vSphere and NSX-T Data Center deployments, only tenant networks can be transparent.
What is a transparent switch?
Abstract: Transparent switching enables the transfer of information flows on circuits, between ports on interfaces to a network, that consist of fixed-length transparent switching frames that occur at a provisioned fixed repetition rate.
When should I use VTP in transparent mode?
VTP Transport mode does not synchronize VLAN configuration information with other switches. VTP advertisements when received are not applied to the VLAN database. This mode is used when you want to make the switch independent from current vlan structure.
What is VTP domain name?
A VTP domain for a network is a set of all contiguously trunked switches with the matching VTP settings (domain name, password and VTP version). All switches in the same VTP domain share their VLAN information with each other, and a switch can participate in only one VTP management domain.
How many VLANs can be created if switch is in VTP transparent mode?
Each switch can use one of four different VTP modes: VTP client mode – a switch using this mode can’t change its VLAN configuration. That means that a VTP client switch cannot create or delete VLANs.
What is a VTP domain?
How do I disable VTP domain?
A VLAN created on a VTP server switch is automatically advertised to all switches inside the same VTP domain. With VTP V1 and V2 it is not possible to completely disable VTP on Cisco switches; the best you can do is to place the switch in the VTP transparent mode.