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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
The commands in this chapter configure and monitor the IEEE 802.1d spanning tree protocol (STP).
bpdu-destination-mac-address
Use the Provider Bridge Group address in Spanning Tree or GVRP PDUs.
Z9500
Syntax
bpdu-destination-mac-address [xstp | gvrp] provider-bridge-
group
Parameters
xstp
Force STP, RSTP, and MSTP to use the Provider Bridge Group
address as the destination MAC address in its BPDUs.
gvrp
Forces GVRP to use the Provider Bridge GVRP Address as the
destination MAC address in its PDUs.
Defaults
The destination MAC address for BPDUs is the Bridge Group Address.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant
Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide
.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version
Description
9.2(1.0)
Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1
Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0
Introduced on the C-Series and S-Series.
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