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Spanning Tree Lab Sim

March 14th, 2011 in LabSim Go to comments

Question:

The headquarter office for a cement manufacturer is installing a temporary Catalyst 3550 in an IDF to connect 24 additional users. To prevent network corruption, it is important to have the correct configuration prior to connecting to the production network. It will be necessary to ensure that the switch does not participate in VTP but forwards VTP advertisements that are received on trunk ports.
Because of errors that have been experienced on office computers, all nontrunking interfaces should transition immediately to the forwarding state of Spanning tree. Also, configure the user ports (all FastEthernet ports) so that the ports are permanently nontrunking.

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Requirements:
You will configure FastEthernet ports 0/12 through 0/24 for users who belong to VLAN 20. Also, all VLAN and VTP configurations are to be completed in global configuration mode as VLAN database mode is being deprecated by Cisco. You are required to accomplish the following tasks:

1. Ensure the switch does not participate in VTP but forwards VTP advertisements received on trunk ports.
2. Ensure all non-trunking interfaces (Fa0/1 to Fa0/24) transition immediately to the forwarding state of Spanning-Tree.
3. Ensure all FastEthernet interfaces are in a permanent non-trunking mode.
4. Place FastEthernet interfaces 0/12 through 0/24 in VLAN 20.

Answer and Explanation:

Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#interface range fa0/1 – 24
Switch(config-if-range)#switchport mode access (Make all FasEthernet interfaces into access mode)
Switch(config-if-range)#spanning-tree portfast (Enables the PortFast on interface)

Next, we need to assign FastEthernet ports 0/12 through 0/24 to VLAN 20.

By default, all ports on the switch are in VLAN 1. To change the VLAN associated with a port, you need to go to each interface (or a range of interfaces) and tell it which VLAN to be a part of.

Switch(config-if-range)#interface range fa0/12 – 24
Switch(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan 20 (Make these ports members of vlan 20)
Switch(config-if-range)#exit

Next we need to make this switch in transparent mode. In this mode, switch doesn’t participate in the VTP domain, but it still forwards VTP advertisements through any configured trunk links.

Switch(config)#vtp mode transparent
Switch(config)#exit
Switch#copy running-config startup-config

(Notice: Many reports said the copy running-config startup-config didn’t work but they still got the full mark)


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Comments
  1. salar.ccnp
    August 29th, 2010

    that’s very easy.is it really ccnp switch exam sim?

  2. a
    August 30th, 2010

    Hope I get this lab in exam

  3. akaEvgen
    September 13th, 2010

    vtp version 1 do not pass advertisments without domain name. It is not requiresd to set vtp version 2?

  4. SWITCH
    September 18th, 2010

    It should be required to put the vtp version 2 command as well. Since no domain name has been set, hence with a null domain, vtp version 1 would not be passing the advertisements.

  5. Ed
    September 20th, 2010

    I agree with SWITCH, it needs to be vtp version 2, as vtp version 1 will not forward advertisements.

  6. akaEvgen
    September 22nd, 2010

    for ports 0/1-24 “no shut” needed?

  7. bypasser
    September 25th, 2010

    @akaEvgen

    the default interface status is “shutdown” in some IOS version, so it’s suggested to “no shut” it to ensure the port is operational.

  8. matrix
    October 1st, 2010

    @ SWITCH & Ed,

    vtp version 2 command is not required. I tried the same in Packet tracer.
    I put transparent switch in middle and vtp server in one side and vtp client in another side. VTP V2 Mode is in disabled but still vtp client takes all vlan config. from server.

  9. oritz
    October 5th, 2010

    Hi Guys, Please i need a good dump for the Switch Exam. I look forward to seating it by next week.

  10. christok
    October 21st, 2010

    i dont suppose we need vtp version 2 command. Just like matrix, i observed the same scenarior in my practice.

  11. soup
    November 4th, 2010

    is this sim still valid??

  12. SiBNELE
    November 10th, 2010

    Configuring VTP (VTP Transparent Mode)

    When you configure the switch as VTP transparent, you disable VTP on the switch. A VTP transparent switch does not send VTP updates and does not act on VTP updates that are received from other switches. However, a VTP transparent switch running VTP version 2 does forward received VTP advertisements out all of its trunk links.

    reference: http://goo.gl/YwQWO

  13. SiBNELE
    November 10th, 2010

    it needs to be version 2!

  14. VLC Media Player Free Download
    November 12th, 2010

    i want it

  15. EJ
    December 3rd, 2010

    1. Ensure the switch does not participate in VTP but forwards VTP advertisements received on trunk ports.
    Switch(config)#vtp mode transparent
    Setting device to VTP TRANSPARENT mode.

    2. Ensure all non-trunking interfaces (Fa0/1 to Fa0/24) transition immediately to the forwarding state of Spanning-Tree
    Switch(config)#int range fa0/1 – 24
    Switch(config-if-range)#spanning-tree portfast

    3. Ensure all FastEthernet interfaces are in a permanent non-trunking mode.
    Switch(config-if-range)#switchport mode access
    Switch(config-if-range)#exit

    4. Place FastEthernet interfaces 0/12 through 0/24 in VLAN 20.
    Switch(config)#int range fa0/12 – 24
    Switch(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan 20
    % Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 20
    Switch(config-if-range)#no shut
    Switch(config-if-range)#exit
    Switch(config)#exit
    Switch#copy run start

    just a thought !

  16. Shadow
    December 18th, 2010

    “Version-Dependent Transparent Mode — In VTP version 1, a VTP transparent switch inspects VTP

    messages for the domain name and version and forwards a message only if the version and domain

    name match.

    Because VTP version 2 supports only one domain, it forwards VTP messages in

    transparent mode without inspecting the version and domain name.”

    VTP version 1 will works assuming that the domain name matches the other switches.

  17. Emad
    December 20th, 2010

    Can any one tell me how to get ( cbt nuggets SWITCH 642-813 ) ???????
    pleas help this is my mail : emad_3rd@hotmail.com

  18. Lazzer47
    January 11th, 2011

    Could you not use the
    int range fa0/1-24
    switchport host
    for the first set of commands as this is a macro that disables trunk sets the port as access and enables portfast

    ??????

  19. sk8boi
    January 13th, 2011

    @Lazzer47

    I agree, but switchport host port will also disable etherchannel which is not part of the requirement. Just a thought

  20. Chris
    January 21st, 2011

    @ Lazzer47 and sk8boi

    i was thinking about using the switchport host command also, considering etherchannels are disabled by default, that really shouldn’t matter.

    has anyone tried this in the exam?

    you could also use the spanning-tree portfast default command to make all ports portfast

  21. esfin
    January 23rd, 2011

    Hi all ¡¡ This lab its for the 642-813 exam??¿

  22. Nirutheegan
    February 8th, 2011

    Anyone have idea about a simulation question [not VTP,VTP2, MLS with EIGRP, LACP with STP, STP, AAAdot1X] in almost all the dumps (P4S, Testking, flipper) with very long IOS commands as step 1, 2, 3,,,,,,,,,,, Becoz it’s too many pages. Need lot of time to finish.. Will it come for exam? Plz anyone tel me…!

  23. Josephine
    February 14th, 2011

    please which IOS can I use to practice my switch EXAM
    Am ctually using GNS3 with c7200-AD IOS but I realise that it does not cover the switch
    please tell me or If possible send me into this e-mail:lerroysep@yahoo.com
    I will be very grateful
    thanks

  24. swicth
    February 19th, 2011

    @josephine

    GNS3 is only used for routing. you cant use it for switching. you’l need real switches or can use packet tracer. but packet tracer is very limited in what is can do

  25. kartheeswaran
    March 4th, 2011

    any new updated dumps

  26. tiger506
    March 4th, 2011

    @SWITCH the default version of vtp is 2. so , we don’t need to configure it .

  27. ed209
    March 11th, 2011

    do the sims allow you to use the help commands?

  28. DBW
    March 13th, 2011

    I am struggling to find a better way to practice CCNP SWITCH LABS. ANYHELP?. In return i will give you the latest dump from p4sure & TE including other googies that will blow your mind away.

  29. 642-813 Candidate
    March 26th, 2011

    I’m not sure if people are aware of this, but there is a free community lab available at packetlife.net with real hardware :)

  30. ADE
    March 30th, 2011

    aren’t we suppose to create the vlans before assigning ports to them.

  31. khaled abu arjah
    March 30th, 2011

    4. Place FastEthernet interfaces 0/12 through 0/24 in VLAN 20.
    Switch(config)#int range fa0/12 – 24
    Switch(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan 20
    % Access VLAN does not exist. Creating vlan 20

    do we need to creat vlan 20 or no need …????

  32. ADE
    March 30th, 2011

    @ khaled abu arjah

    Ok thanx

  33. Ian
    March 31st, 2011

    if u enter ” show vlan brief” and vlan 20 is not there, then the assumtion is that you need to create it.

  34. Hold
    April 2nd, 2011

    People here is a information if you want to practice switch labs on GNS3 all you need to do is to get 3745 or 3725 IOS load it in your GNS3 and after you drag the router to the play area. Right click on the router go to the CONFIGURE and under “SLOT tab” in the second drop down menu select NM-16ESW this will help you run the switch commands. Though you will not be able to use the full functionality of the switch. Oh well another thing you might want to configure int fa 1/0 – 15 that are supported and not fa 0/0 — onwards.

  35. scolpi
    April 19th, 2011

    @khaled

    vlan 20 is createt when you enter that command

  36. saad
    May 2nd, 2011

    Hello all could some one provide us with a link to down load simulation labs and practice on them for exam

    it will be very helpful i search every were and i didnt find this labs

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  37. Hk Jibraan
    May 8th, 2011

    Please can anyone tell me the following details,

    AAAdot1x Lab Sim – Do we need to add switchport access vlan 20 ?? And how can we check if our lab is correct ?
    LACP with STP – Which are the correct commands u used for this lab ? and how can we check in the end that the lab is correct…

    Please let me know as soon as possilble.

    Thanks for your kind Co-operation

    Regards,
    Haseeb Sheikh

  38. ndg_switch
    May 9th, 2011

    no vlan 20 creation required.it automaticaly created when we entered command
    #switchport access vlan 20

  39. Martin
    May 15th, 2011

    The question that came to my mind was, they mention also a trunk port ! but we don’t set it up ?? which port is going to be the trunk port as in the answer all ports are access !

  40. kartik
    May 18th, 2011

    hi
    can anyone pl share the ccnp switch dumps with me.i am giving the exam in june
    any help is much appreciated .
    this is my mail id ikartikshank@gmail.com

  41. neshoa
    May 29th, 2011

    guys would you be so kind sending me the right dump files for the exam on neshoa@abv.bg
    I have non of them. plssssss
    thanks in advance

  42. boxer_soho
    June 5th, 2011

    @ tiger506

    VTP version shows 2 in “show vtp status” but when you look down at the output, it shows version 2 disabled. You need to explicitly turn on ver 2 by ” vtp version 2″ global config command

  43. hemp
    June 22nd, 2011

    .On par ici du principe que le switch a ete fraichement installe et que donc les interfaces concernees sont en configuration par defaut.. Sans Etherchannel STP Spanning Tree Protocol passera un des ports en blocking afin deviter une boucle entre les deux switch..Une fois un etherchannel en place sauf si on configure du load-balancing on peut considerer que les deux connexions agissent comme une seule et que donc la bande passante est multipliee par le nombre de ports utilises..Comme letherchannel servira de liaison entre les deux switch il est assez logique quoi que non obligatoire de les transformer en trunk de maniere a ce que les informations de tous les vlans puissent passer a travers..

  44. Neeties
    June 22nd, 2011

    On VTP transparent mode and Verison..

    Just glanced at the official cert guide for 642-813:

    “In VTP version 1, a transparent mode switch does not even relay VTP information it receives to other switches unless its VTP domain names and VTP version numbers
    match those of the other switches. In VTP version 2, transparent switches do forward
    received VTP advertisements out of their trunk ports, acting as VTP relays. This occurs
    regardless of the VTP domain name setting.”

    In the LAB, we aren’t told what the domain name is, therefore we can’t match VTP domain name and ver 1. Our only option would be to use ver 2.

    Anyone agree?

  45. Raynoch
    July 6th, 2011

    What a joy to find such clear thinking. Thanks for ptoisng!

  46. Anonymous
    July 22nd, 2011

    i think we should configure vtp version 2 ?

  47. J.
    August 3rd, 2011

    Hi all,

    I’ve setup a lab with 3 3750 switches, server-transparent-client, and it appears that all vlan/vtp changes* on the vtp server switch gets propagated to the vtp client switch, while the vtp transparent switch remains in vtp version 1 and no vtp domain

    Not really consistent with the theory in the official certification guide..

    *vlan/vtp changes:
    - add/remove/change vlan
    - change vtp version
    - change vtp domain
    - etc

  48. J.
    August 3rd, 2011

    In addition to my previous post.

    I’ve changed the vtp transparent switch to vtp version 2 but it does not forward any changes made on the vtp server switch, unless it’s in the same vtp domain

    Strange..

  49. J.
    August 3rd, 2011

    .. unless it’s in the same vtp domain or no vtp domain is set (NULL)

  50. Richtrash
    August 16th, 2011

    To fulfill the number 1 requirement VTP V2 needs to be configured to ensure that VTP updates are forwarded, VTP V1 does not update its VLAN database from VTP info received and will not relay VTP info to other switches unless BOTH the VTP domain and VTP version numbers match as there is no mention of a VTP domain it is assumed that it is not configured so by default VTP will not forward VTP updates.

    VTP V1 is the default for catalyst switches, if a Server is configured for VTP V2 then all VTP V2 switches in the VTP Domain will automatically be changed to VTP V2 so make sure ALL switches are VTP V2 capable before making a VTP Server V2.

    The safe option would be to configure the switch

    switch(config)# vtp mode transparent
    switch(config)# vtp version 2

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    August 21st, 2011

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    I have done 3 .
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    MLS and Eigrp sim
    AAA dot1x lab sim
    Is there any mor lab should i need to do?
    Thank you..

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  56. Rags
    November 22nd, 2011

    I have doubt here for VTP, trunking should be enabled right? but based on the configuration all 1 – 24 ports are access ports….how come VTP messages are transferred?

  57. Madhav
    November 23rd, 2011

    @Rags – The switch will have 2 Gigabit interfaces also which can be used for trunking. But the qustion does not ask you to enable trunking and hence I hope we can leave it out.

  58. Madhav
    November 23rd, 2011

    Hi All,

    I just tested this in GNS and it found that we have to use VTP version 2 for transparent switch to propagate VTP advertisements.

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