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CCIE: VTP or not to VTP, that is the question.

CCIE: VTP or not to VTP, that is the question.

In *most* productions networks device limitations (VLAN,TCAM entries) must be taken into consideration. This is one of the downsides of using VTP. All switches will get the entire database regardless if they have local assignments or even are in the transit L2 path. Transparent mode and manually creating the necessary VLANs may be your best option. Switches to not create a STP instance for unnecessary VLANs thus conserving resources and CPU cycles. If you are using VTP be sure to enable pruning to conserve bandwidth…

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