Re: Can't delete vlan.dat

From: Mark Jackson (mjackson@thinkasg.com)
Date: Mon Dec 22 2008 - 22:15:19 ARST


We should look at poss that other nodes might be configed in vtp
fashion with more then one in server mode

Mark Jackson, CCIE #4736
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On Dec 22, 2008, at 4:05 PM, CCIE Gmail <majonestx@gmail.com> wrote:

> But previously he shut down all the ports and it didn't work ? By
> that theory it shouldn't have recived the vlan.dat. File because no
> trunks would be able to form due to all his ports being disabled. Am
> I missing something here???
>
> - Michael
>
> Cry in the lab, laugh in the Data center.
>
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>
> On Dec 22, 2008, at 5:44 PM, "Narbik Kocharians" <narbikk@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> When the switch comes back up, it establishes a trunk and gets all
>> the VLAN
>> info from the other switch, that's why this worked, once you
>> shutdown the
>> other ports, the local switch was not able to establish a trunk.
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Jonny English <redkidneybeans@gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>>> Shut all your ports down on all your switches.
>>> wr er
>>> reload
>>>
>>> *shut all your ports down on all your switches*
>>>
>>> del vlan.dat
>>> reload
>>>
>>> on all switches
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Syed Ali <testcricket@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Mark / Jonny,
>>>> I did shut down all the ports, saved the
>>>> config
>>>> and deleted the vlan.dat but it shows up again after a reload. In
>>>> fact I
>>> am
>>>> trying to remove the older vlan info as well as remove the entire
>>>> config.
>>> to
>>>> move to the next lab.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:58 AM, Jonny English <redkidneybeans@gmail.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> shut all your ports on your switch.
>>>>> do a:
>>>>> del vlan.dat
>>>>> reload
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Syed Ali <testcricket@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>> I am deleting as following on my 3550 :
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Switch#del vlan.dat
>>>>>> Delete filename [vlan.dat]?
>>>>>> Delete flash:vlan.dat? [confirm]
>>>>>> Switch#
>>>>>> When I say "pops back" I mean the output of command "dir" shows
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> vlan.dat
>>>>>> file and my old vlan are shown.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:41 AM, sidd ant <aspiretobeccie@gmail.com
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> what command have you used to try and delete the file Syed?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Syed Ali
>>>>>>> <testcricket@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>> I have tried deleting vlan database and then write
>>>>>>>> erase the
>>>>>>>> config
>>>>>>>> file. But after the reload the vlan.dat pops back up and I
>>>>>>>> see the
>>> old
>>>>>>>> vlans
>>>>>>>> and vtp config. Can someone help as how to delete the old
>>>>>>>> vlan and
>>> vtp
>>>>>>>> info.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>>> Syed
>>>>>>>>
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