When a switch joins the stack or when stacks merge, the new switches get VTP information from the active
switch.
VTP version 1 and version 2 support only normal-range VLANs (VLAN IDs 1 to 1005). VTP version 3
supports the entire VLAN range (VLANs 1 to 4094). Extended range VLANs (VLANs 1006 to 4094) are
supported only in VTP version 3.
You cannot convert from VTP version 3 to VTP version 2 if extended VLANs are configured in the domain.
VTP Domain
A VTP domain (also called a VLAN management domain) consists of one switch or several interconnected
switches or switch stacks under the same administrative responsibility sharing the same VTP domain name.
A switch can be in only one VTP domain. You make global VLAN configuration changes for the domain.
By default, the switch is in the VTP no-management-domain state until it receives an advertisement for a
domain over a trunk link (a link that carries the traffic of multiple VLANs) or until you configure a domain
name. Until the management domain name is specified or learned, you cannot create or modify VLANs on a
VTP server, and VLAN information is not propagated over the network.
If the switch receives a VTP advertisement over a trunk link, it inherits the management domain name and
the VTP configuration revision number. The switch then ignores advertisements with a different domain name
or an earlier configuration revision number.
When you make a change to the VLAN configuration on a VTP server, the change is propagated to all switches
in the VTP domain. VTP advertisements are sent over all IEEE trunk connections, including IEEE 802.1Q.
VTP dynamically maps VLANs with unique names and internal index associates across multiple LAN types.
Mapping eliminates excessive device administration required from network administrators.
If you configure a switch for VTP transparent mode, you can create and modify VLANs, but the changes are
not sent to other switches in the domain, and they affect only the individual switch. However, configuration
changes made when the switch is in this mode are saved in the switch running configuration and can be saved
to the switch startup configuration file.
Related Topics
Adding a VTP Client Switch to a VTP Domain , on page 2102
Prerequisites for VTP
Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)
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