Configuring VLAN Trunks

• Finding Feature Information, page 1

• Prerequisites for VLAN Trunks, page 1
• Information About VLAN Trunks, page 2
• How to Configure VLAN Trunks, page 5
• Configuration Examples for VLAN Trunking, page 20
• Where to Go Next, page 21
• Additional References, page 21
• Feature History and Information for VLAN Trunks, page 22

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest caveats and
feature information, see Bug Search Tool and the release notes for your platform and software release. To
find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each
feature is supported, see the feature information table at the end of this module.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not
required.

Prerequisites for VLAN Trunks

The IEEE 802.1Q trunks impose these limitations on the trunking strategy for a network:
• In a network of Cisco switches connected through IEEE 802.1Q trunks, the switches maintain one
spanning-tree instance for each VLAN allowed on the trunks. Non-Cisco devices might support one
spanning-tree instance for all VLANs.
When you connect a Cisco switch to a non-Cisco device through an IEEE 802.1Q trunk, the Cisco switch
combines the spanning-tree instance of the VLAN of the trunk with the spanning-tree instance of the
non-Cisco IEEE 802.1Q switch. However, spanning-tree information for each VLAN is maintained by

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Cisco switches separated by a cloud of non-Cisco IEEE 802.1Q switches. The non-Cisco IEEE 802.1Q
cloud separating the Cisco switches is treated as a single trunk link between the switches.
• Make sure the native VLAN for an IEEE 802.1Q trunk is the same on both ends of the trunk link. If the
native VLAN on one end of the trunk is different from the native VLAN on the other end, spanning-tree
loops might result.
• Disabling spanning tree on the native VLAN of an IEEE 802.1Q trunk without disabling spanning tree
on every VLAN in the network can potentially cause spanning-tree loops. We recommend that you leave
spanning tree enabled on the native VLAN of an IEEE 802.1Q trunk or disable spanning tree on every
VLAN in the network. Make sure your network is loop-free before disabling spanning tree.

Information About VLAN Trunks

Trunking Overview
A trunk is a point-to-point link between one or more Ethernet switch interfaces and another networking device
such as a router or a switch. Ethernet trunks carry the traffic of multiple VLANs over a single link, and you
can extend the VLANs across an entire network.

Note You can configure a trunk on a single Ethernet interface or on an EtherChannel bundle.

Trunking Modes
Ethernet trunk interfaces support different trunking modes. You can set an interface as trunking or nontrunking
or to negotiate trunking with the neighboring interface. To autonegotiate trunking, the interfaces must be in
the same VTP domain.
Trunk negotiation is managed by the Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), which is a Point-to-Point Protocol
(PPP). However, some internetworking devices might forward DTP frames improperly, which could cause
misconfigurations.

Related Topics
Configuring a Trunk Port , on page 6
Layer 2 Interface Modes, on page 3

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Layer 2 Interface Modes

Table 1: Layer 2 Interface Modes

Mode Function
switchport mode access Puts the interface (access port) into permanent
nontrunking mode and negotiates to convert the link
into a nontrunk link. The interface becomes a
nontrunk interface regardless of whether or not the
neighboring interface is a trunk interface.

switchport mode dynamic auto Makes the interface able to convert the link to a trunk
link. The interface becomes a trunk interface if the
neighboring interface is set to trunk or desirable
mode. The default switchport mode for all Ethernet
interfaces is dynamic auto.

switchport mode dynamic desirable Makes the interface actively attempt to convert the
link to a trunk link. The interface becomes a trunk
interface if the neighboring interface is set to trunk,
desirable, or auto mode.

switchport mode trunk Puts the interface into permanent trunking mode and
negotiates to convert the neighboring link into a trunk
link. The interface becomes a trunk interface even if
the neighboring interface is not a trunk interface.

switchport nonegotiate Prevents the interface from generating DTP frames.

You can use this command only when the interface
switchport mode is access or trunk. You must
manually configure the neighboring interface as a
trunk interface to establish a trunk link.

Related Topics
Configuring a Trunk Port , on page 6
Trunking Modes, on page 2

Allowed VLANs on a Trunk

By default, a trunk port sends traffic to and receives traffic from all VLANs. All VLAN IDs, 1 to 4094, are
allowed on each trunk. However, you can remove VLANs from the allowed list, preventing traffic from those
VLANs from passing over the trunk.
To reduce the risk of spanning-tree loops or storms, you can disable VLAN 1 on any individual VLAN trunk
port by removing VLAN 1 from the allowed list. When you remove VLAN 1 from a trunk port, the interface

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continues to send and receive management traffic, for example, Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), Port
Aggregation Protocol (PAgP), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), DTP, and VTP in VLAN 1.
If a trunk port with VLAN 1 disabled is converted to a nontrunk port, it is added to the access VLAN. If the
access VLAN is set to 1, the port will be added to VLAN 1, regardless of the switchport trunk allowed
setting. The same is true for any VLAN that has been disabled on the port.
A trunk port can become a member of a VLAN if the VLAN is enabled, if VTP knows of the VLAN, and if
the VLAN is in the allowed list for the port. When VTP detects a newly enabled VLAN and the VLAN is in
the allowed list for a trunk port, the trunk port automatically becomes a member of the enabled VLAN. When
VTP detects a new VLAN and the VLAN is not in the allowed list for a trunk port, the trunk port does not
become a member of the new VLAN.

Related Topics
Defining the Allowed VLANs on a Trunk , on page 8

Load Sharing on Trunk Ports

Load sharing divides the bandwidth supplied by parallel trunks connecting switches. To avoid loops, STP
normally blocks all but one parallel link between switches. Using load sharing, you divide the traffic between
the links according to which VLAN the traffic belongs.
You configure load sharing on trunk ports by using STP port priorities or STP path costs. For load sharing
using STP port priorities, both load-sharing links must be connected to the same switch. For load sharing
using STP path costs, each load-sharing link can be connected to the same switch or to two different switches.

Network Load Sharing Using STP Priorities

When two ports on the same switch form a loop, the switch uses the STP port priority to decide which port
is enabled and which port is in a blocking state. You can set the priorities on a parallel trunk port so that the
port carries all the traffic for a given VLAN. The trunk port with the higher priority (lower values) for a VLAN
is forwarding traffic for that VLAN. The trunk port with the lower priority (higher values) for the same VLAN
remains in a blocking state for that VLAN. One trunk port sends or receives all traffic for the VLAN.

Related Topics
Configuring Load Sharing Using STP Port Priorities , on page 13

Network Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost

You can configure parallel trunks to share VLAN traffic by setting different path costs on a trunk and associating
the path costs with different sets of VLANs, blocking different ports for different VLANs. The VLANs keep
the traffic separate and maintain redundancy in the event of a lost link.

Related Topics
Configuring Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost , on page 17

Feature Interactions
Trunking interacts with other features in these ways:

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• A trunk port cannot be a secure port.

• Trunk ports can be grouped into EtherChannel port groups, but all trunks in the group must have the
same configuration. When a group is first created, all ports follow the parameters set for the first port
to be added to the group. If you change the configuration of one of these parameters, the switch propagates
the setting that you entered to all ports in the group:
◦Allowed-VLAN list.
◦STP port priority for each VLAN.
◦STP Port Fast setting.
◦Trunk status:
If one port in a port group ceases to be a trunk, all ports cease to be trunks.

• We recommend that you configure no more than 24 trunk ports in Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST)
mode and no more than 40 trunk ports in Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) mode.
• If you try to enable IEEE 802.1x on a trunk port, an error message appears, and IEEE 802.1x is not
enabled. If you try to change the mode of an IEEE 802.1x-enabled port to trunk, the port mode is not
changed.
• A port in dynamic mode can negotiate with its neighbor to become a trunk port. If you try to enable
IEEE 802.1x on a dynamic port, an error message appears, and IEEE 802.1x is not enabled. If you try
to change the mode of an IEEE 802.1x-enabled port to dynamic, the port mode is not changed.

Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface VLAN Configuration

The following table shows the default Layer 2 Ethernet interface VLAN configuration.

Table 2: Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface VLAN Configuration

Feature Default Setting

Interface mode switchport mode dynamic auto

Allowed VLAN range VLANs 1 to 4094

VLAN range eligible for pruning VLANs 2 to 1001

Default VLAN (for access ports) VLAN 1

Native VLAN (for IEEE 802.1Q trunks) VLAN 1

How to Configure VLAN Trunks

To avoid trunking misconfigurations, configure interfaces connected to devices that do not support DTP to
not forward DTP frames, that is, to turn off DTP.

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• If you do not intend to trunk across those links, use the switchport mode access interface configuration
command to disable trunking.
• To enable trunking to a device that does not support DTP, use the switchport mode trunk and switchport
nonegotiate interface configuration commands to cause the interface to become a trunk but to not
generate DTP frames.

Configuring an Ethernet Interface as a Trunk Port

Configuring a Trunk Port

Because trunk ports send and receive VTP advertisements, to use VTP you must ensure that at least one trunk
port is configured on the switch and that this trunk port is connected to the trunk port of a second switch.
Otherwise, the switch cannot receive any VTP advertisements.

Before You Begin

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface interface-id
4. switchport mode {dynamic {auto | desirable} | trunk}
5. switchport access vlan vlan-id
6. switchport trunk native vlan vlan-id
7. end
8. show interfaces interface-id switchport
9. show interfaces interface-id trunk
10. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Switch> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters the global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 3 interface interface-id Specifies the port to be configured for trunking, and enters
interface configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface
gigabitethernet1/0/2

Step 4 switchport mode {dynamic {auto | desirable} | Configures the interface as a Layer 2 trunk (required only if the
trunk} interface is a Layer 2 access port or tunnel port or to specify the
trunking mode).
Example: • dynamic auto—Sets the interface to a trunk link if the
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode dynamic neighboring interface is set to trunk or desirable mode. This
desirable is the default.
• dynamic desirable—Sets the interface to a trunk link if the
neighboring interface is set to trunk, desirable, or auto mode.
• trunk—Sets the interface in permanent trunking mode and
negotiate to convert the link to a trunk link even if the
neighboring interface is not a trunk interface.

Step 5 switchport access vlan vlan-id (Optional) Specifies the default VLAN, which is used if the
interface stops trunking.
Example:
Switch(config-if)# switchport access vlan
200

Step 6 switchport trunk native vlan vlan-id Specifies the native VLAN for IEEE 802.1Q trunks.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk native
vlan 200

Step 7 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config)# end

Step 8 show interfaces interface-id switchport Displays the switch port configuration of the interface in the
Administrative Mode and the Administrative Trunking
Example: Encapsulation fields of the display.

Switch# show interfaces gigabitethernet1/0/2

switchport

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 9 show interfaces interface-id trunk Displays the trunk configuration of the interface.

Example:
Switch# show interfaces gigabitethernet1/0/2
trunk

Step 10 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.

Example:
Switch# copy running-config startup-config

Related Topics
Trunking Modes, on page 2
Layer 2 Interface Modes, on page 3

Defining the Allowed VLANs on a Trunk

VLAN 1 is the default VLAN on all trunk ports in all Cisco switches, and it has previously been a requirement
that VLAN 1 always be enabled on every trunk link. You can use the VLAN 1 minimization feature to disable
VLAN 1 on any individual VLAN trunk link so that no user traffic (including spanning-tree advertisements)
is sent or received on VLAN 1.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface interface-id
4. switchport mode trunk
5. switchport trunk allowed vlan {add | all | except | remove} vlan-list
6. end
7. show interfaces interface-id switchport
8. copy running-config startup-config

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DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if
prompted.
Example:
Switch> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters the global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

Step 3 interface interface-id Specifies the port to be configured, and enters interface
configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface
gigabitethernet1/0/1

Step 4 switchport mode trunk Configures the interface as a VLAN trunk port.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk

Step 5 switchport trunk allowed vlan {add | all | except | (Optional) Configures the list of VLANs allowed on the trunk.
remove} vlan-list The vlan-list parameter is either a single VLAN number from
1 to 4094 or a range of VLANs described by two VLAN
Example: numbers, the lower one first, separated by a hyphen. Do not
Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed enter any spaces between comma-separated VLAN parameters
vlan remove 2 or in hyphen-specified ranges.
All VLANs are allowed by default.

Step 6 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config)# end

Step 7 show interfaces interface-id switchport Verifies your entries in the Trunking VLANs Enabled field of
the display.
Example:
Switch# show interfaces gigabitethernet1/0/1
switchport

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 8 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.

Example:
Switch# copy running-config startup-config

Related Topics
Allowed VLANs on a Trunk, on page 3

Changing the Pruning-Eligible List

The pruning-eligible list applies only to trunk ports. Each trunk port has its own eligibility list. VTP pruning
must be enabled for this procedure to take effect.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface interface-id
4. switchport trunk pruning vlan {add | except | none | remove} vlan-list [,vlan [,vlan [,,,]]
5. end
6. show interfaces interface-id switchport
7. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Switch> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters the global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 3 interface interface-id Selects the trunk port for which VLANs should be pruned, and enters
interface configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface
gigabitethernet2/0/1

Step 4 switchport trunk pruning vlan {add | except Configures the list of VLANs allowed to be pruned from the trunk.
| none | remove} vlan-list [,vlan [,vlan [,,,]] For explanations about using the add, except, none, and remove
keywords, see the command reference for this release.
Separate non-consecutive VLAN IDs with a comma and no spaces;
use a hyphen to designate a range of IDs. Valid IDs are 2 to 1001.
Extended-range VLANs (VLAN IDs 1006 to 4094) cannot be
pruned.
VLANs that are pruning-ineligible receive flooded traffic.
The default list of VLANs allowed to be pruned contains VLANs
2 to 1001.

Step 5 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config)# end

Step 6 show interfaces interface-id switchport Verifies your entries in the Pruning VLANs Enabled field of the
display.
Example:
Switch# show interfaces
gigabitethernet2/0/1 switchport

Step 7 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.

Example:
Switch# copy running-config
startup-config

Configuring the Native VLAN for Untagged Traffic

A trunk port configured with IEEE 802.1Q tagging can receive both tagged and untagged traffic. By default,
the switch forwards untagged traffic in the native VLAN configured for the port. The native VLAN is VLAN
1 by default.
The native VLAN can be assigned any VLAN ID.

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If a packet has a VLAN ID that is the same as the outgoing port native VLAN ID, the packet is sent untagged;
otherwise, the switch sends the packet with a tag.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface interface-id
4. switchport trunk native vlan vlan-id
5. end
6. show interfaces interface-id switchport
7. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if
prompted.
Example:
Switch> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters the global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

Step 3 interface interface-id Defines the interface that is configured as the IEEE 802.1Q
trunk, and enters interface configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/2

Step 4 switchport trunk native vlan vlan-id Configures the VLAN that is sending and receiving
untagged traffic on the trunk port.
Example: For vlan-id, the range is 1 to 4094.
Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk native vlan
12

Step 5 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# end

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 6 show interfaces interface-id switchport Verifies your entries in the Trunking Native Mode VLAN
field.
Example:
Switch# show interfaces gigabitethernet1/0/2
switchport

Step 7 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.

Example:
Switch# copy running-config startup-config

Configuring Trunk Ports for Load Sharing

Configuring Load Sharing Using STP Port Priorities

These steps describe how to configure a network with load sharing using STP port priorities.

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SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. vtp domain domain-name
4. vtp mode server
5. end
6. show vtp status
7. show vlan
8. configure terminal
9. interface interface-id
10. switchport mode trunk
11. end
12. show interfaces interface-id switchport
13. Repeat the above steps on Switch A for a second port in the switch.
14. Repeat the above steps on Switch B to configure the trunk ports that connect to the trunk ports configured
on Switch A.
15. show vlan
16. configure terminal
17. interface interface-id
18. spanning-tree vlan vlan-range port-priority priority-value
19. exit
20. interface interface-id
21. spanning-tree vlan vlan-range port-priority priority-value
22. end
23. show running-config
24. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if
prompted.
Example:
Switch> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode on Switch A.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 3 vtp domain domain-name Configures a VTP administrative domain.
The domain name can be 1 to 32 characters.
Example:
Switch(config)# vtp domain workdomain

Step 4 vtp mode server Configures Switch A as the VTP server.

Example:
Switch(config)# vtp mode server

Step 5 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config)# end

Step 6 show vtp status Verifies the VTP configuration on both Switch A and
Switch B.
Example: In the display, check the VTP Operating Mode and the
Switch# show vtp status VTP Domain Name fields.

Step 7 show vlan Verifies that the VLANs exist in the database on Switch
A.
Example:
Switch# show vlan

Step 8 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

Step 9 interface interface-id Defines the interface to be configured as a trunk, and

enters interface configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/1

Step 10 switchport mode trunk Configures the port as a trunk port.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 11 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# end

Step 12 show interfaces interface-id switchport Verifies the VLAN configuration.

Example:
Switch# show interfaces gigabitethernet1/0/1
switchport

Step 13 Repeat the above steps on Switch A for a second port

in the switch.
Step 14 Repeat the above steps on Switch B to configure the
trunk ports that connect to the trunk ports configured on
Switch A.
Step 15 show vlan When the trunk links come up, VTP passes the VTP and
VLAN information to Switch B. This command verifies
Example: that Switch B has learned the VLAN configuration.

Switch# show vlan

Step 16 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode on Switch A.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

Step 17 interface interface-id Defines the interface to set the STP port priority, and
enters interface configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/1

Step 18 spanning-tree vlan vlan-range port-priority Assigns the port priority for the VLAN range specified.
priority-value Enter a port priority value from 0 to 240. Port priority
values increment by 16.
Example:
Switch(config-if)# spanning-tree vlan 8-10
port-priority 16

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 19 exit Returns to global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# exit

Step 20 interface interface-id Defines the interface to set the STP port priority, and
enters interface configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/2

Step 21 spanning-tree vlan vlan-range port-priority Assigns the port priority for the VLAN range specified.
priority-value Enter a port priority value from 0 to 240. Port priority
values increment by 16.
Example:
Switch(config-if)# spanning-tree vlan 3-6
port-priority 16

Step 22 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# end

Step 23 show running-config Verifies your entries.

Example:
Switch# show running-config

Step 24 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.

Example:
Switch# copy running-config startup-config

Related Topics
Network Load Sharing Using STP Priorities, on page 4

Configuring Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost

These steps describe how to configure a network with load sharing using STP path costs.

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SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface interface-id
4. switchport mode trunk
5. exit
6. Repeat Steps 2 through 4 on a second interface in Switch A .
7. end
8. show running-config
9. show vlan
10. configure terminal
11. interface interface-id
12. spanning-tree vlan vlan-range cost cost-value
13. end
14. Repeat Steps 9 through 13 on the other configured trunk interface on Switch A, and set the spanning-tree
path cost to 30 for VLANs 8, 9, and 10.
15. exit
16. show running-config
17. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password
if prompted.
Example:
Switch> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode on Switch A.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

Step 3 interface interface-id Defines the interface to be configured as a trunk, and

enters interface configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/1

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 4 switchport mode trunk Configures the port as a trunk port.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk

Step 5 exit Returns to global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# exit

Step 6 Repeat Steps 2 through 4 on a second interface in Switch

A.
Step 7 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config)# end

Step 8 show running-config Verifies your entries. In the display, make sure that the
interfaces are configured as trunk ports.
Example:
Switch# show running-config

Step 9 show vlan When the trunk links come up, Switch A receives the
VTP information from the other switches. This command
Example: verifies that Switch A has learned the VLAN
configuration.
Switch# show vlan

Step 10 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch# configure terminal

Step 11 interface interface-id Defines the interface on which to set the STP cost, and
enters interface configuration mode.
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/1

Step 12 spanning-tree vlan vlan-range cost cost-value Sets the spanning-tree path cost to 30 for VLANs 2
through 4.
Example:
Switch(config-if)# spanning-tree vlan 2-4 cost

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Command or Action Purpose

30

Step 13 end Returns to global configuration mode.

Example:
Switch(config-if)# end

Step 14 Repeat Steps 9 through 13 on the other configured trunk

interface on Switch A, and set the spanning-tree path
cost to 30 for VLANs 8, 9, and 10.
Step 15 exit Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Switch(config)# exit

Step 16 show running-config Verifies your entries. In the display, verify that the path
costs are set correctly for both trunk interfaces.
Example:
Switch# show running-config

Step 17 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.

Example:
Switch# copy running-config startup-config

Related Topics
Network Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost, on page 4

Configuration Examples for VLAN Trunking

Example: Configuring a Trunk Port
The following example shows how to configure a port as an IEEE 802.1Q trunk. The example assumes that
the neighbor interface is configured to support IEEE 802.1Q trunking.

Switch# configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/2
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode dynamic desirable

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Switch(config-if)# end

Example: Removing a VLAN from a Port

This example shows how to remove VLAN 2 from the allowed VLAN list on a port:

Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/1

Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan remove 2
Switch(config-if)# end

Where to Go Next
After configuring VLAN trunks, you can configure the following:
• VLANs

Additional References
Related Documents

Related Topic Document Title

For complete syntax and usage information for the Catalyst 2960-X Switch VLAN Management
commands used in this chapter. Command Reference

Standards and RFCs

Standard/RFC Title
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MIBs

MIB MIBs Link

All supported MIBs for this release. To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms,
Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB
Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

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Feature History and Information for VLAN Trunks

Release Modification
Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EXCisco IOS Release 15.2(5)E This feature was introduced.

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