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5 Configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on CEE interface ports

Guard root protects the root bridge from malicious attacks and unintentional misconfigurations where a bridge device that is not intended to be the root bridge becomes the root bridge. This causes severe bottlenecks in the data path. Guard root ensures that the port on which it is enabled is a designated port. If the guard root-enabled port receives a superior BPDU, it goes to a discarding state.

To enable the guard root on a CEE interface, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode.

1.Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode.

2.Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number.

switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1

3.Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface.

4.Enter the spanning-treecommand to enable the guard root on a CEE interface.

switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree guard root

Specifying the MSTP hello time

From the CEE interface, use this command to set the time interval between BPDUs sent by the root switch. Changing the hello-timeaffects all spanning tree instances.

The max-agesetting must be greater than the hello-timesetting (see “Specifying the bridge maximum aging time” on page 53). The range is 1 through 10 seconds. The default is 2 seconds.

To specify the MSTP hello time on a CEE interface, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode.

1.Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode.

2.Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number.

switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1

3.Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface.

4.Enter the spanning-treecommand to specify the hello time on a CEE interface.

switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree hello-time 5

Specifying restrictions for an MSTP instance

From the CEE interface, use this command to specify restrictions on the interface for an MSTP instance.

To specify restrictions for an MSTP instance on a CEE interface, perform the following steps.

1.Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode from Privileged EXEC mode.

2.Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number.

switch(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1

3. Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface.

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