Week 5: VTP

Question 1

What are the three VTP modes on a Catalyst Switch?

Answer 1

1. Server
2. Client
3. Transparent

Question 2

What is needed for VTP communication?

Answer 2

A trunk link

Question 3

Which VTP mode does not allow for any manual VLAN configuration changes?

Answer 3

Client

Question 4

What parameters must match in order for Switches to exchange and accept VTP information?

Answer 4

1. VTP Domain name

2. Configuration revision number

Question 5

How many VTP management domains can a catalyst switch participate in?

Answer 5

One

Question 6

Which IOS command configures a Catalyst switch for VTP client mode?

Answer 6

“vtp mode client”

Question 7

What is the purpose of VTP pruning?

Answer 7

is a feature in Cisco switches, which stops VLAN update information traffic from being sent down trunk links if the updates are not needed. Only works on VTP servers

Question 8

Which VLAN is never eligible for VTP pruning?,

Answer 8

VLAN 1, 1002-1005

Question 9

Define VTP

Answer 9

A protocol used to manage the addition, deletion, and renaming of VLANs across the network from a central point of control

Question 10

Define VTP Domain

Answer 10

is a VTP parameter configured on every switch connected to the network and used to define the switches that will participate in any changes or updates made in the specified VTP domain

Question 11

Define VTP Configuration Revision Number

Answer 11

an index used to keep track of the most recent VTP advertisement information. it helps identify changes to the network by increasing by one every time a change occurs

Question 12

Define VTP Synch problem

Answer 12

TBD