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| 2.4 |  | Configuring VLANs and VMPS |
| 2.4.3 |  | Deleting VLANs |

When a VLAN is deleted from a switch that is in the VLAN trunking protocol (VTP) server mode, the VLAN is removed from all switches in the VTP domain. When a VLAN is deleted from a switch that is in VTP transparent mode, the VLAN is deleted only on that specific switch. A VLAN cannot be deleted from a switch that is in VTP client mode. (VTP will be covered in a later section.)

The default VLANs for the different media types cannot be deleted. Ethernet VLAN 1 and FDDI and Token Ring VLANs 1002 to 1005 cannot be removed from the switch.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to delete a VLAN on the switch.

It is important to note that this command must be issued on a switch in VTP server or VTP transparent mode. VLANs cannot be deleted from a VTP client switch. If the switch is configured in transparent mode, you can delete the VLAN. However, the VLAN is removed only from the one Catalyst Switch and is not deleted throughout the management domain. All VLAN creations and deletions are locally significant on a transparent switch. VTP domains are covered later.

> Caution: When a VLAN is deleted, any ports assigned to that VLAN become inactive. They remain associated with the deleted VLAN until they are assigned to a new VLAN. Use caution when deleting VLANs. It is possible to cause a major loss of connectivity by accidentally eliminating a VLAN that still has active users on it.