网络中原有两台交换机分别是 SW1和SW2，由于公司业务发展网络扩大将原来用于别处的交换机SW3接入到现有网络中如图3.1所示。按照图中要求配置各交换机，其中SW1配置为VTP的服务器模式，在SW1交换机上配置VLAN 2和VLAN 3，交换机SW2配置为客户机模式，使得SW2交换机能够学习SW1交换机的VLAN信息。
图3.1  VTP同步问题拓扑图
在配置完成后使用 show vtp status命令和show vlan brief命令分别查看SW1和SW2的VTP信息和VLAN信息，如下所示：
SW1#show vtp status
VTP Version                      : 2
Configuration Revision          : 2
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005
Number of existing VLANs         : 7
VTP Operating Mode              : Server
VTP Domain Name                 : benet
VTP Pruning Mode                 : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode                      : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation             : Disabled
MD5 digest                       : 0x80 0x23 0xC0 0x22 0xD4 0xBC 0x68 0x64
Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 3-1-93 03:24:35
Local updater ID is 0.0.0.0 (no valid interface found)
 
SW1#show vlan brief
VLAN Name                              Status    Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1     default                          active    Fa0/3, Fa0/4, Fa0/5, Fa0/6
                                                Fa0/7, Fa0/8, Fa0/9, Fa0/10
                                                Fa0/11, Fa0/12, Fa0/13, Fa0/14
                                                Fa0/15, Fa0/16, Fa0/17, Fa0/18
                                                Fa0/19, Fa0/20, Fa0/21, Fa0/22
                                                Fa0/23, Gi0/1, Gi0/2
2    VLAN0002                         active    Fa0/1
3    VLAN0003                         active    Fa0/2
 
SW2#show vtp status
VTP Version                      : 2
Configuration Revision          : 2
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005
Number of existing VLANs         : 7
VTP Operating Mode              : Client
VTP Domain Name                 : benet
VTP Pruning Mode                 : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode                      : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation             : Disabled
MD5 digest                       : 0x80 0x23 0xC0 0x22 0xD4 0xBC 0x68 0x64
Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 3-1-93 03:24:35
 
SW2#show vlan brief
VLAN Name                              Status    Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1     default                          active    Fa0/3, Fa0/4, Fa0/5, Fa0/6
                                                Fa0/7, Fa0/8, Fa0/9, Fa0/10
                                                Fa0/11, Fa0/12, Fa0/13, Fa0/14
                                                Fa0/15, Fa0/16, Fa0/17, Fa0/18
                                                Fa0/19, Fa0/20, Fa0/21, Fa0/22
                                                Fa0/23, Gi0/1, Gi0/2
2    VLAN0002                         active    Fa0/1
3    VLAN0003                         active    Fa0/2
新接入 SW3交换机，在SW3通电后查看其VTP信息和VLAN信息。SW3交换机的VTP修订号要高于SW1和SW2的修订号并且域名也相同，并且在VLAN 数据库中没有VLAN 2和VLAN 3，如下：
SW3#show vtp status
VTP Version                      : 2
Configuration Revision          : 15
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 255
Number of existing VLANs         : 6
VTP Operating Mode              : Client
VTP Domain Name                 : benet
VTP Pruning Mode                 : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode                      : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation             : Disabled
MD5 digest                       : 0xD4 0xEA 0xC3 0x0A 0x97 0xC2 0x20 0xCF
Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 3-1-93 03:21:53
 
SW3#show vlan brief
VLAN Name                              Status    Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1     default                          active    Fa0/1, Fa0/2, Fa0/3, Fa0/4
                                                Fa0/5, Fa0/6, Fa0/7, Fa0/8
                                                Fa0/9, Fa0/10, Fa0/11, Fa0/12
                                                Fa0/13, Fa0/14, Fa0/15, Fa0/16
                                                Fa0/17, Fa0/18, Fa0/19, Fa0/20
                                                Fa0/21, Fa0/22, Fa0/23, Fa0/24
                                                Gi0/1, Gi0/2
4    VLAN0004                         active   
将 SW2和SW3的物理链路连接好，配置连接端口为TRUNK模式。由于新接入的SW3的VTP修订号更高，所有SW1和SW2会使用SW3的VLAN数据库覆盖自身的数据库。
接入 SW3后，再次查看SW1和SW2的VTP和VLAN信息。
SW1的VTP和VLAN信息：
SW1#show vtp status
VTP Version                      : 2
Configuration Revision          : 15
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005
Number of existing VLANs         : 6
VTP Operating Mode               : Server
VTP Domain Name                  : benet
VTP Pruning Mode                 : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode                      : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation             : Disabled
MD5 digest                       : 0xD4 0xEA 0xC3 0x0A 0x97 0xC2 0x20 0xCF
Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 3-1-93 03:21:53
Local updater ID is 0.0.0.0 (no valid interface found)
 
SW1#show vlan brief
VLAN Name                              Status    Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1     default                          active    Fa0/3, Fa0/4, Fa0/5, Fa0/6
                                                Fa0/7, Fa0/8, Fa0/9, Fa0/10
                                                Fa0/11, Fa0/12, Fa0/13, Fa0/14
                                                Fa0/15, Fa0/16, Fa0/17, Fa0/18
                                                Fa0/19, Fa0/20, Fa0/21, Fa0/22
                                                Fa0/23, Gi0/1, Gi0/2
4    VLAN0004                         active   
SW2的VTP和VLAN信息：
SW2#show vtp status
VTP Version                      : 2
Configuration Revision          : 15
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005
Number of existing VLANs         : 6
VTP Operating Mode               : Client
VTP Domain Name                  : benet
VTP Pruning Mode                 : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode                      : Disabled
VTP Traps Generation             : Disabled
MD5 digest                       : 0xD4 0xEA 0xC3 0x0A 0x97 0xC2 0x20 0xCF
Configuration last modified by 0.0.0.0 at 3-1-93 03:21:53
 
SW2#show vlan brief
VLAN Name                              Status    Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1     default                          active    Fa0/3, Fa0/4, Fa0/5, Fa0/6
                                                Fa0/7, Fa0/8, Fa0/9, Fa0/10
                                                Fa0/11, Fa0/12, Fa0/13, Fa0/14
                                                Fa0/15, Fa0/16, Fa0/17, Fa0/18
                                                Fa0/19, Fa0/20, Fa0/21, Fa0/23
                                                Gi0/1, Gi0/2
4    VLAN0004                         active   
由此可见， SW1和SW2已经使用VTP修订号高的通告，并更新了自身的VLAN数据库。
为了避免上述现象的出现，在一个使用 VTP的网络中新加入交换机时应该将此交换机的VTP修订号重置为0，并将其更改为透明模式。接入后在将其模式改为相应的VTP模式。