An engineer needs to add an old switch back into a network. To prevent the switch from corrupting the VLAN database which action must be taken?

The correct answer is A. Add the switch in the VTP domain with a lower revision number. Before adding a VTP client to a VTP domain, always verify that its VTP configuration revision number is lower than the configuration revision number of the other switches in the VTP domain. Switches in a VTP domain always use the VLAN configuration of the switch with the…

Submitted by yaw92· Mar 5, 2026Network Access

Question

An engineer needs to add an old switch back into a network. To prevent the switch from corrupting the VLAN database which action must be taken?

Options

AAdd the switch in the VTP domain with a lower revision number
BAdd the switch with DTP set to dynamic desirable
CAdd the switch in the VTP domain with a higher revision number
DAdd the switch with DTP set to desirable

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A
80% (40)
B
12% (6)
C
6% (3)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

Before adding a VTP client to a VTP domain, always verify that its VTP configuration revision number is lower than the configuration revision number of the other switches in the VTP domain. Switches in a VTP domain always use the VLAN configuration of the switch with the highest VTP configuration revision number.

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#VTP#revision number#VLAN database#switch hardening

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