Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Configuring Device Information
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Defining STP Global Parameters
1
Open the STP Global Settings page.
2
Select the port that needs to be enabled from the Select a Port drop-down menu.
3
Select Enable in the Spanning Tree State field.
4
Select the STP mode in the STP Operation Mode field, and define the bridge settings.
5
Click Apply Changes .
STP is enabled on the device.
Modifying STP Global Parameters
1
Open the STP Global Settings page.
2
Define the fields in the dialog.
3
Click Apply Changes .
The STP parameters are modified, and the device is updated.
Defining STP Global Parameters Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for defining STP global parameters as
displayed in the
STP Global Settings page.
Table 7-19. STP Global Parameter CLI Commands
CLI Command Description
spanning-tree Enables spanning tree functionality.
spanning-tree mode { stp | rst
p
| mstp
}
Configures the spanning tree protocol.
spanning-tree priority priority Configures the spanning tree priority.
spanning-tree hello-time seconds Configures the spanning tree bridge Hello Time, which is how often
the
device
broadcasts Hello messages to other switches.
spanning-tree max-age seconds Configures the spanning tree bridge maximum age.
spanning-tree forward-time seconds Configures the spanning tree bridge forward time, which is the amount
of time a port remains in the listening and learning states before
entering the forwarding state.
show spanning-tree [ethernet interface |
port-channel port-channel-number ] [ instance
instance-id ]
Displays spanning tree configuration identifier.
show spanning-tree [ detail ] [ active |
blockedports ] [ instance
instance-id ]
Displays spanning tree configuration information - detailed
information or active ports or blocked ports.
show spanning-tree mst-configuration Displays spanning tree MST configuration identifier.