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Safe disabling VTP

gornication
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Hi!

After vtp mode transparent/vtp mode off, what happens to the vlan's running on the switch?
It will not lead to disaster?
I will see vlan's in a running-config?

This seems to be a very popular question..

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DaSt-1986
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Disabling VTP will not change the current VLAN database. You will see it in running config. There will be no disaster.

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Martin L
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vtp mode transparent will write vlans ids in current config (saves) 100% sure; while not sure about vtp mode off (probably same but i will check);  VTP mode client and server will not do that; VTP mode client and server save vlan ids in vlan.dat file on flash. 

vtp mode transparent is needed for implementation of Private vlans - if you ever consider stronger security measures

like others said there will be no disaster when switching to transparent/off mode.

 

Regards, ML
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Oleg Volkov
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Use vtp mode off if possible
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DaSt-1986
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Disabling VTP will not change the current VLAN database. You will see it in running config. There will be no disaster.

Martin L
VIP
VIP

 

vtp mode transparent will write vlans ids in current config (saves) 100% sure; while not sure about vtp mode off (probably same but i will check);  VTP mode client and server will not do that; VTP mode client and server save vlan ids in vlan.dat file on flash. 

vtp mode transparent is needed for implementation of Private vlans - if you ever consider stronger security measures

like others said there will be no disaster when switching to transparent/off mode.

 

Regards, ML
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vtp domain CCIE
vtp mode transparent
!
spanning-tree mode pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
spanning-tree vlan 10,20,30 priority 28672
!
!
vlan 2,5,10,15,20,30,40,50

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vtp domain CCIE
vtp mode off
!
!
spanning-tree mode pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
spanning-tree vlan 10,20,30 priority 28672
!
!
vlan 2,5,10,15,20,30,40,50

Joseph W. Doherty
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As others have already noted, disabling VTP shouldn't lead to disaster, but perhaps better might be saying it shouldn't lead to any immediate disaster. For other than immediate, much would depend whether there's an expectation or usage of VTP working in any of your network.

The switch where VTP is set to transparent or off will have all the same VLAN information it had at the time its mode was changed. Further, VLAN changes will be allowed to be made on that switch and they will only apply to that switch. However, adjacent switches could be impacted. Transparent mode, may continue to relay the VTP database between connected switches while off mode will block any relay.
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