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Chapter 10 Configuring STP
Configuring Basic STP Features
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a switch as the secondary root
switch:
To return the switch to its default setting, use the no spanning-tree vlan vlan-id root global
configuration command.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
spanning-tree vlan vlan-id root secondary
[diameter net-diameter [hello-time
seconds]]
Configure a switch as the secondary root switch.
•
For vlan-id, the range is 1 to 1005. Do not enter leading zeros.
•
(Optional) For diameter net-diameter, specify the maximum
number of switches between any two end stations. The range is
2 to 7.
•
(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.
Use the same network diameter and hello-time values that you used
when configuring the primary root switch.
Step 3
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show spanning-tree
Verify your entries.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.