Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.6.0E and IOS 15.2(2)E
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Chapter 16 Configuring VLANs, VTP, and VMPS
VLAN Trunking Protocol
This example shows how to configure a VTP password in EXEC mode:
Switch# vtp password WATER
Setting device VLAN database password to WATER.
Switch#
Note The password is not stored in the running-config file.
This example shows how to configure a hidden password:
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# vtp password WATER hidden
Generating the secret associated to the password.
Switch(config)#
This example shows how the password WATER is displayed when it is configured with the hidden
keyword.
Switch# show vtp password
VTP Password: 89914640C8D90868B6A0D8103847A733
Switch#
Enabling VTP Pruning
To enable VTP pruning in the management domain, perform this task:
This example shows one way to enable VTP pruning in the management domain:
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# vtp pruning
Pruning switched ON
This example shows how to enable VTP pruning in the management domain with any release:
Switch# vtp pruning
Pruning switched ON
This example shows how to verify the configuration:
Switch# show vtp status | include Pruning
VTP Pruning Mode: Enabled
Switch#
For information about configuring prune eligibility, see the “Understanding VTP Pruning” section on
page 16-11.
Enabling the VTP Version Number
VTP version 2 is disabled by default on VTP version-2-capable network devices. When you enable VTP
version 2 on a network device, every VTP version-2-capable network device in the VTP domain enables
version 2.
Command Purpose
Step 1
Switch(config)# vtp pruning
Enables VTP pruning in the management domain.
Step 2
Switch# show vtp status | include pruning
(Optional) Verifies the configuration.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E