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How to view VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) information using 'show vtp status' IOS command

If you are not  familiar with Virtal LAN (VLAN), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) and how to configure VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), click the following links to learn

How to create and name VLAN

What is VLAN Trunking Protocol

How to configure VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

Refer the simple switching lab setup shown below. We have already created VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 in Switch 1 and configured VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP).

configure vlan trunking protocol

To view VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) configuration information on Switch 1, open console connection to Switch 1 and run the "show vtp status" IOS command from privileged mode as shown below.

omnisecu.com.sw01>enable
omnisecu.com.sw01#show vtp status
VTP Version                     : 2
Configuration Revision          : 0
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 255
Number of existing VLANs        : 7
VTP Operating Mode              : Server
VTP Domain Name                 : omnisecu.com
VTP Pruning Mode                : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode                     : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation            : Disabled
MD5 digest                      : 0x06 0xBA 0x4C 0xA5 0x98 0xCA 0x97 0x44 
Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 3-1-93 01:28:36
Local updater ID is 0.0.0.0 (no valid interface found)
omnisecu.com.sw01#

To view VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) configuration information on Switch 2, open console connection to Switch 2 and run the "show vtp status" IOS command from privileged mode as shown below.

omnisecu.com.sw02>enable
omnisecu.com.sw02#show vtp status
VTP Version                     : 2
Configuration Revision          : 0
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 255
Number of existing VLANs        : 7
VTP Operating Mode              : Client
VTP Domain Name                 : omnisecu.com
VTP Pruning Mode                : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode                     : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation            : Disabled
MD5 digest                      : 0x06 0xBA 0x4C 0xA5 0x98 0xCA 0x97 0x44 
Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 3-1-93 01:28:36
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