Chapter 8: The Bridge Setup Screen

8.1BRIDGE SETUP SCREEN FIELDS

The following list describes each of the Bridge Setup screen fields:

Spanning Tree Protocol

Use this field to select a spanning tree protocol. Possible selections for this field are IEEE 802.1, DEC, or NONE.

Bridge Port Admin Status

Use this field to enable or disable individual ESXMIM bridge ports. Possible selections for this field are ENABLED or DISABLED.

Bridge Port Pair Admin Status

Use this field to enable or disable bridging between bridge port pairs. For example, you can enable Port 1 to bridge traffic to all ports except Port 2.

Bridge_Port XX

Use this command field to select the ESXMIM bridge port you want to configure.

8.2SELECTING A SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL

To select the Spanning Tree protocol to be used by the bridge, perform the following steps:

1.Use the arrow keys to highlight the SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL field.

2.Press SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select [IEEE 802.1], [DEC], or [NONE].

3.Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command field.

4.Press ENTER. The Event Message field at the top of the screen displays “SAVED OK”.

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Cabletron Systems ESXMIM-F2 manual Bridge Setup Screen Fields, Selecting a Spanning Tree Protocol