[c-nsp] VTP Design Decisions

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> >  I am trying to come up with a VTP design for a network with 11 core
> > routers and a handful of switches, but cannot see the obvious
> > solution. Do I have all routers and switches in the same domain? Do I
> > have all devices set as servers to make VLAN change propagation
> > simpler or should I have a couple of servers and everything else as
> > clients? Are there any major factors that people are aware of that
> > might help steer me in one particular direction; any issues pros/cons
> > I am thus far aware of seem to be no help in making a decision?
> 
> take a look at the discussion/evaluation in
> http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/103.html#vlan_trunking_protocol
> 
> There up- and downsides to VTP.. 

Indeed. Some of us have been thoroughly burned by using VTP in a setting
where it was not appropriate. As a general rule, I would *not* consider
VTP in a provider setting, but *might* consider using it in an enterprise
setting.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no