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To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view
Enter Ethernet port view interface interface-type
interface-number
Configure the mode a port
recognizes and sends MSTP
packets
stp compliance { auto | dot1s
| legacy }
Required
By default, a port recognizes
and sends MSTP packets in the
automatic mode. That is, it
determines the format of
packets to be sent according to
the format of the packets
received.
Configuration example
# Configure GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 to recognize and send packets in dot1s format.
<device> system-view
[device] interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
[device-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] stp compliance dot1s
# Restore the default mode for GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 to recognize/send MSTP packets.
[device-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo stp compliance
Configuring the MSTP Operation Mode
To make a MSTP-enabled device compatible with STP/RSTP, MSTP provides the following three
operation modes:
z STP-compatible mode, where the ports of a device send STP BPDUs to neighboring devices. If
STP-enabled devices exist in a switched network, you can use the stp mode stp command to
configure an MSTP-enabled device to operate in STP-compatible mode.
z RSTP-compatible mode, where the ports of a device send RSTP BPDUs to neighboring devices. If
RSTP-enabled devices exist in a switched network, you can use the stp mode rstp command to
configure an MSTP-enabled device to operate in RSTP-compatible mode.
z MSTP mode, where the ports of a device send MSTP BPDUs or STP BPDUs (if the device is
connected to STP-enabled devices) to neighboring devices. In this case, the device is
MSTP-capable.
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure the MSTP operation mode:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view
Configure the MSTP operation
mode stp mode { stp | rstp | mstp }
Required
An MSTP-enabled device
operates in the MSTP mode by
default.