VTP Pruning

Definition:
VTP pruning increase available bandwidth by restricting flooded traffic to those trunk links that the traffic must use to access the appropriate network devices.

You can enable pruning on VTP Server mode only.



To create VLAN ID

S2(config)#vlan 2

S2(config-vlan)#name ID (Instead of ID, you can write any Name or Number to give ID)

S2(config-vlan)#^Z

S2#

Creating a VTP Domain

• Vtp mode ( Server/ Client / Transparent )
• Vtp doman XYZ.com (You can write down any name)
• Vtp password password 
• vtp pruning
• end

The Domain name and Password are case sensitive. You can not remove a Domain name after assigned, you can only reassign it.