A housing authority enabled a VTP mode that can overwrite the VLAN database across the domain and later found a VLAN pruned from an uplink after a mismatched revision. Which statement best captures the risk and safer practice?
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Short Explanation
VTP with the wrong revision is like a master spreadsheet that overwrites every office copy overnight. Server and client roles will happily sync a bad database if the revision wins. Transparent mode—or tightly controlled VTP—keeps one closet’s mistake from rewriting the whole housing campus.
Full Explanation
In classic VTP, a switch in server or client mode with a higher configuration revision can overwrite VLAN databases across the domain, deleting or adding VLANs unexpectedly and breaking trunk allow lists. Transparent mode does not participate in that database sync the same way and is often used to avoid surprise propagation. Revision discipline, domain name hygiene, and preferring transparent or modern alternatives reduce operational risk. VTP is not limited to voice VLANs, and clients do accept updates from a higher-revision server.