Configuring the Switch

Web – Click Spanning Tree, STA, Port Information or STA Trunk Information.

CLI – This example shows the STA attributes for port 5.

Console#show spanning-tree ethernet 1/5

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Eth 1/ 5 information

 

 

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Admin status

: enable

 

Role

: disable

 

State

: discarding

 

Path cost

: 100000

 

Priority

: 128

 

Designated cost

: 200000

 

Designated port

: 128.5

 

Designated root

: 61440.0.0000E9313131

 

Designated bridge

: 61440.0.0000E9313131

 

Fast forwarding

: enable

 

Forward transitions

: 0

 

Admin edge port

: enable

 

Oper edge port

: enable

 

Admin Link type

: auto

 

Oper Link type

: point-to-point

 

Spanning Tree Status : enable

Configuring Interface Settings

You can configure RSTP attributes for specific interfaces, including port priority, path cost, link type, and edge port. You may use a different priority or path cost for ports of the same media type to indicate the preferred path, link type to indicate a point-to-point connection or shared-media connection, and edge port to indicate if the attached device can support fast forwarding.

Command Attributes

The following attributes are read-only and cannot be changed:

STA State – Displays current state of this port within the Spanning Tree. (See “Displaying Interface Settings” on page 3-81for additional information.)

-Discarding - Port receives STA configuration messages but does not forward packets.

-Learning - Port has transmitted configuration messages for an interval set by the Forward Delay parameter without receiving contradictory information. Port address table is cleared, and the port begins learning addresses.

-Forwarding - Port forwards packets, and continues learning addresses.

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Accton Technology VS4512DC manual Configuring Interface Settings, Command Attributes

VS4512DC, VS4512 specifications

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