What is the effect of VTP transparent?

What is the effect of VTP transparent?

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.

What are the disadvantages of VTP?

Disadvantage:

• VTP server also act as VTP client, it mean VTP server also install VLAN advertise from other VTP server, or VTP client that’s have higher revision number.
• VTP is cisco proprietary so it mean not support with other vender.
• VTP version 1 and version 2 not support extended VLAN.

What is the importance of VTP?

Cisco’s VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) provides an easier method for maintaining consistent VLAN configuration throughout the switched network. VTP is a protocol used to distribute and synchronize identifying information about VLANs configured throughout a switched network.

Why do we need VTP 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 the difference between VTP transparent and VTP client mode?

VTP server is the default mode. Client—VTP clients behave the same way as VTP servers, but you cannot create, change, or delete VLANs on a VTP client. Transparent—VTP transparent switches do not participate in VTP.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of VLANs?

The primary advantage of VLAN is that it reduces the size of broadcast domains. The drawback of VLAN is that an injected packet may lead to a cyber-attack. VLAN is used when you have 200+ devices on your LAN.

What is the function of the VLAN trunking protocol?

VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) is a Cisco proprietary protocol that propagates the definition of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) on the whole local area network. To do this, VTP carries VLAN information to all the switches in a VTP domain. VTP advertisements can be sent over 802.1Q, and ISL trunks.

What is VTP transparent mode?

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. This mode has lowest impact when adding new switch to your switching topology.

How does VTP reduce administration in a switched network?

VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP) reduces administration in a switched network. When you configure a new VLAN on one VTP server, the VLAN is distributed through all switches in the domain. This reduces the need to configure the same VLAN everywhere. VTP is a Cisco-proprietary protocol that is available on most of the Cisco Catalyst series products.

What happens when pruning is enabled on a VTP server?

When VTP pruning is enabled on a VTP server, pruning is enabled for the entire management domain. Making VLANs pruning-eligible or pruning-ineligible affects pruning eligibility for those VLANs on that trunk only (not on all switches in the VTP domain).

How is the revision number of a VTP device changed?

Configuration Revision Number. Each time that you make a VLAN change in a VTP device, the configuration revision is incremented by one. In order to reset the configuration revision of a switch, change the VTP domain name, and then change the name back to the original name.

What’s the difference between VTP off and transparent mode?

In the VTP off mode, switches behave the same as in VTP transparent mode with the exception that VTP advertisements are not forwarded. VTP V2 is not much different than VTP V1.