VTP: Client with higher revision number

What is the efffect of plugging a VTP enabled switch operating in Client mode with a higher revision number to a VTP domain?

I didn't think it would affect anything. VTP Clients do not send subset advertisements (containing VLAN info) anyways nor does it send summary advertisements.

It would probably send an advertisement request on power up, but what happens?

// I understand what happens when a switch operating in Server mode with a higher revision number gets plugged in but not if it is in client mode.

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YFZblu

If the two switches are in the same VTP domain, the VTP Server will update its revision number and VLAN database to match the VTP Client.

CodeBlox

If a VTP client is plugged in, the server's VLAN database will be overwritten(given that it has a higher revision number and is in the same VTP domain). Why not set up some switches and check it out for yourself?

mguy

CodeBlox wrote: »

If a VTP client is plugged in, the server's VLAN database will be overwritten(given that it has a higher revision number and is in the same VTP domain). Why not set up some switches and check it out for yourself?

Whoever has the highest revision (whether it is Server or Client) will update the VLAN info of the domain.