backing up vlan.dat

[carl_townshend]

If I back this up, does it back up the vlans created on the switch, or just the ports and what vlan they are in ?

[glen.grant]

It backs the vlans up .

[Anand Narayana]

Hi Carl,

if you back-up vlan.dat it backsup the vlan database

eg. vtp mode server

vtp doamin abc

vlan 2 name xyz etc

if you backup config.text, it backsup the information of the configuration running on the switch, eg.

interface fas 0/1

switchport access vlan 2

swithport mode access

spanningtree portfast

interface vlan 2

ip address 192.168.1.1

line vty 0 4

password xxxx

login

hope it would have made you clear.

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