Black Box 8-port 10/100base-tx hardened ethernet extender switch Command Line Console Management

Chapter 6: Command Line Console Management

switch_a(config)#bridge 1 protocol mstp

switch_a(config)#spanning-tree mst configuration

switch_a(config-mst)#bridge 1 instance 1 vlan 10, 20

switch_a(config-mst)#

Bridge Instance Priority:

1. Command Mode: Configure mode

Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode).

The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen.

switch_a(config)#

2. Usage:

Use this command to set the bridge priority for an MST instance to the value specified. Use the no parameter with this command to restore the default value of the bridge priority. The lower the priority of the bridge, the better the chances are the bridge becoming a root bridge or a designated bridge for the LAN. The priority values can be set only in increments of 4096.

3. Command Syntax:

bridge GROUP instance INSTANCE_ID priority BRIDGE_PRIORITY

no bridge GROUP instance INSTANCE_ID priority

GROUP <1-1> Specify the bridge-group ID.

INSTANCE_ID Specify the instance ID.

BRIDGE_PRIORITY <0-61440> Specify the bridge priority.

4. Example:

The following example sets the bridge priority (0) for an MST instance (3) in bridge GROUP (1):

switch_a(config)#bridge 1 instance 3 priority 0

switch_a(config)#

MSTP Port Setting

Bridge-Group Instance:

1. Command Mode: Interface mode

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