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Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SX
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Chapter 19 Configuring Standard-Compliant IEEE MST
Configuring MST
To return the router to its default setting, use the
no spanning-tree mst hello-time
global configuration
command.
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time
To configure the forwarding-delay time for all MST instances, perform this task:
To return the router to its default setting, use the
no spanning-tree mst
forward-time
global
configuration command.
Configuring the Transmit Hold Count
To configure the transmit hold count for all MST instances, perform this task:
To return the router to its default setting, use the
no spanning-tree transmit hold-count
global
configuration command.
Step 4
Router#
show spanning-tree mst
Verifies your entries.
Step 5
Router#
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Command
Purpose
Step 1
Router#
configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
Router(config)#
spanning-tree mst
forward-time
seconds
(Optional) Configures the forward time for all MST
instances. The forward delay is the number of seconds a
port waits before changing from its spanning-tree
learning and listening states to the forwarding state.
For
seconds
, the range is 4 to 30; the default is 15.
Step 3
Router(config)#
end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
Router#
show spanning-tree mst
Verifies your entries.
Step 5
Router#
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
Router#
configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
Router(config)#
spanning-tree transmit hold-count
hold_count_value
Configures the transmit hold count for all MST instances.
For
hold_count_value
, the range is 1 to 20; the default is
6.
Step 3
Router(config)#
end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
Router#
show spanning-tree mst
Verifies your entries.
Step 5
Router#
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.