Supermicro SuperBlade SBM-GEM-X2C+, User Manual

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Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual
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Clicking the B
ASIC
S
ETTINGS
tab brings up the G
LOBAL
C
ONFIGURATION
page
( Figure 7-76 ), which can access the MSTP global configuration. The parameters for this
page are shown in Table 7-54 .
Table 7-54. Global Configuration Page Parameters
Parameter Description
System Control This parameter Starts or Shutsdown MSTP in the switch.
MSTP Status
This parameter specifies the protocol that can be enabled/disabled at a
global level on the switch using this field.
Compatibility
This parameter allows you to choose to run the protocol in MSTP , RSTP or
an STP compatible version.
Bridge Priority
This parameter specifies the Priority value assigned to the bridge that is
used to select the root bridge.
Transmit Hold Count
This parameter specifies the maximum number of packets that can be sent
in a given interval. This is configured to avoid flooding.
Default Path Cost Version
This parameter allows you to configure the path cost either as a 16-bit
value or a 32-bit value. This is provided mainly for backward compatibility
with STAP.
Maximum Age (Seconds)
This parameter specifies the time period for which the information received
in the RSTP BDPU is valid.
Forward Delay (Seconds)
This parameter specifies how fast a port changes its Spanning state when
moving towards the Forwarding state.
Hop Counts (Seconds)
This parameter specifies the maximum number of bridges that a packet
can cross before it will be dropped, to avoid infinite looping of the packets.
Region Name
This parameter specifies the name for the Region's configuration. By
default, the region name will be equal to the Bridge MAC Address.
Region Version
This parameter specifies the version number of the configuration to be
used.