HP 2610, Advanced Traffic Management Manual

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Spanning-Tree Operation
802.1D Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP)
In this example, ports 2 and 3 have
already been configured as a port
trunk (
Trk1 ), which appears at the end
of the port listing.
All ports (and the trunk) are in their
default STP configuration.
Note: In the actual menu screen, you
must scroll the cursor down the port
list to view the trunk configuration
(ports A2 and A3).
Figure 5-17. The Spanning Tree Operation Screen
4. On the ports and/or trunks you want to use for redundant fast uplink
connections, change the mode to
Uplink
. In this example, port A1 and Trk1
(using ports A2 and A3) provide the redundant uplinks for STP:
a. Press
[E]
(for
Edit
), then enable STP on the switch by using the Space
bar to select
Yes
in the Spanning Tree Enabled field.
b. Use [Tab] to move to the Mode field for port A1.
c. Use the Space bar to select
Uplink
as the mode for port A1.
d. Use
[v]
to move to the Mode field for Trk1.
e. Use the Space bar to select
Uplink
as the Mode for Trk1.
f. Press
[Enter]
to return the cursor to the Actions line.
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