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350-401 Infrastructure Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to configure VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) on a Cisco switch in the correct order.
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Step 1: Configure VTP mode (server/client/transparent) → Step 2: Configure VTP domain name → Step 3: Configure trunk ports → Step 4: Verify VTP status
VTP requires setting mode and domain before trunking works; verification confirms operation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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