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Feature Comparison
The following sections describe some general featuredifferences between CatOS and Cisco IOS Software. This isnot
an exhaustive or detailed list of features and their operation, but simply a comparison between the implementation
and CLI syntax of some commonly used features onthe CiscoCatalyst 6500.For amore detailedfeature description
of all CatOS and Cisco IOS features, refer to the user documentation at:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/index.htm.
VLAN Trunking Protocol
VTP is used to manage VLAN information among switches ina Layer 2domain. Administration ishandled between
VTP Servers and VTP clients so that a common VLAN topology is known throughout the network. A device can
alternatively be configured as a VTP transparent device; in which case, the device will not participate in the VTP
protocol but can forward VTP advertisements. The only difference in VTP functionality between CatOS and Cisco
IOS Software is that CatOS allows VTP to be disabled completely (for example, the device does not forward VTP
advertisements in the “off” mode).
For Cisco IOS Software, VTP/VLAN configurations are performed in global configuration mode for VTP
Transparent, VTP Client, and VTP Server systems
3
. This example compares how to define the VTP domain, mode,
and VLANs and then apply them to ports:
VTP Operation in Cisco IOS Software
Configuration changes in CatOS are written to NVRAM immediately after a change is made. In contrast, the Cisco
IOS Software does not save configuration changes to NVRAM unless you issue the copy run start command. VTP
Client and Server systems require that VTP updates from other VTP servers be immediately saved in NVRAM
without user intervention. Thus, the VTP update requirements are met by the default CatOS operation; while the
Cisco IOS update model requires an alternative update operation.
3. VLAN or VTP configuration does not have to be completed in VLAN database submode.
CatOS Cisco IOS Software
set vtp domain ENG-CAMPUS
set vtp mode server
set vlan 8 name engineering
set vlan 8 5/1 – 48
IOS#configure terminal
IOS(config)#vtp mode server
IOS(config)#vtp domain ENG_CAMPUS
IOS(config)#vlan 8
IOS(config-vlan)#name engineering
IOS(config)#interface range fastethernet 5/1 – 48
IOS(config-if-range)#switchport
IOS(config-if-range)#switchport mode access
IOS(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan 8
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