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Chapter 19 Configuring MSTP
Configuring MSTP Features
If any root switch for the specified instance has a switch priority lower than 24576, the switch sets its
own priority to 4096 less than the lowest switch priority. (4096 is the value of the least-significant bit
of a 4-bit switch priority value as shown in
.)
If your network consists of switches that both do and do not support the extended system ID, it is
unlikely that the switch with the extended system ID support will become the root switch. The extended
system ID increases the switch priority value every time the VLAN number is greater than the priority
of the connected switches running older software.
The root switch for each spanning-tree instance should be a backbone or distribution switch. Do not
configure an access switch as the spanning-tree primary root.
Use the
diameter
keyword, which is available only for MST instance 0, to specify the Layer 2 network
diameter (that is, the maximum number of switch hops between any two end stations in the Layer 2
network). When you specify the network diameter, the switch automatically sets an optimal hello time,
forward-delay time, and maximum-age time for a network of that diameter, which can significantly
reduce the convergence time. You can use the
hello
keyword to override the automatically calculated
hello time.
Note
After configuring the switch as the root switch, we recommend that you avoid manually configuring the
hello time, forward-delay time, and maximum-age time through the
spanning-tree mst hello-time
,
spanning-tree mst forward-time
, and the
spanning-tree mst max-age
global configuration
commands.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a switch as the root switch. This
procedure is optional.
To return the switch to its default setting, use the
no spanning-tree mst
instance-id
root
global
configuration command.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
spanning-tree mst
instance-id
root primary
[
diameter
net-diameter
[
hello-time
seconds
]]
Configure a switch as the root switch.
•
For
instance-id
, you can specify a single instance, a range
of instances separated by a hyphen, or a series of instances
separated by a comma. The range is 0 to 4094.
•
(Optional) For
diameter
net-diameter
, specify the
maximum number of switches between any two end
stations. The range is 2 to 7. This keyword is available
only for MST instance 0.
•
(Optional) For
hello-time
seconds
, specify the interval in
seconds between the generation of configuration messages
by the root switch. The range is 1 to 10 seconds; the
default is 2 seconds.
Step 3
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show spanning-tree mst
instance-id
Verify your entries.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.