CCNP Infrastructure Practice Question

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

• ✓

  Step 1: Configure VTP mode (server/client/transparent) → Step 2: Configure VTP domain name → Step 3: Configure trunk ports → Step 4: Verify VTP status

  Why this is correct

  This is the correct order because VTP mode must be set first to define the switch's role, followed by the domain name to group switches, then trunk ports to propagate advertisements, and finally verification to confirm operation.

• ✗

  Step 1: Configure trunk ports → Step 2: Configure VTP mode → Step 3: Configure VTP domain name → Step 4: Verify VTP status

  Why it's wrong here

  This is incorrect because trunk ports should be configured after VTP mode and domain are set; otherwise, VTP advertisements may not be propagated correctly without a proper domain.

• ✗

  Step 1: Configure VTP domain name → Step 2: Configure VTP mode → Step 3: Configure trunk ports → Step 4: Verify VTP status

  Why it's wrong here

  This is incorrect because while domain name can be set before mode, the recommended order is to set mode first; domain is necessary but mode defines the switch's behavior. Still, this order might work but deviates from best practice.

• ✗

  Step 1: Configure VTP mode → Step 2: Configure trunk ports → Step 3: Configure VTP domain name → Step 4: Verify VTP status

  Why it's wrong here

  This is incorrect because the VTP domain name must be set before or simultaneously with trunking; without a domain, VTP advertisements are not accepted on trunk ports.