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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 14 Configuring VTP
Configuring VTP
To clear the password, enter the no vtp password global configuration command.
This example shows how to configure a hidden password and how it appears.
Switch(config)# vtp password mypassword hidden
Generating the secret associated to the password.
Switch(config)# end
Switch# show vtp password
VTP password: 89914640C8D90868B6A0D8103847A733
Configuring a VTP Version 3 Primary Server
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps on a VTP server to configure it as a VTP
primary server (version 3 only), which starts a takeover operation:
This example shows how to configure a switch as the primary server for the VLAN database (the default)
when a hidden or secret password was configured:
Switch# vtp primary vlan
Enter VTP password: mypassword
This switch is becoming Primary server for vlan feature in the VTP domain
VTP Database Conf Switch ID Primary Server Revision System Name
------------ ---- -------------- -------------- -------- --------------------
VLANDB Yes 00d0.00b8.1400=00d0.00b8.1400 1 stp7
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
Step 4
show vtp password Verify your entries.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save the configuration in the startup configuration file.
Command Purpose
Command Purpose
Step 1
vtp primary-server [vlan | mst]
[force]
Change the operational state of a switch from a secondary server (the
default) to a primary server and advertise the configuration to the domain.
If the switch password is configured as hidden, you are prompted to reenter
the password.
• (Optional) vlan—Select the VLAN database as the takeover feature.
This is the default.
• (Optional) mst—Select the multiple spanning tree (MST) database as
the takeover feature.
• (Optional) force—Entering force overwrites the configuration of any
conflicting servers. If you do not enter force, you are prompted for
confirmation before the takeover.
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