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Chapter 18 Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
These sections contain this configuration information:
Default Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration, page 18-12
Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines, page 18-12
Enabling Port Fast, page 18-13 (optional)
Enabling BPDU Guard, page 18-14 (optional)
Enabling BPDU Filtering, page 18-15 (optional)
Enabling UplinkFast for Use with Redundant Links, page 18 -16 (optional)
Enabling Cross-Stack UplinkFast, page 18-17 (optional)
Enabling BackboneFast, page 18-17 (optional)
Enabling EtherChannel Guard, page 18-18 (optional)
Enabling Root Guard, page 18-18 (optional)
Enabling Loop Guard, page 18-19 (optional)

Default Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration

Table 18-1 shows the default optional spanning-tree configuration.

Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines

You can configure PortFast, BPDU guard, BPDU filtering, EtherChannel guard, root guard, or loop
guard if your switch is running PVST+, rapid PVST+, or MSTP.
You can configure the UplinkFast, the BackboneFast, or the cross-stack UplinkFast feature for rapid
PVST+ or for the MSTP, but the feature remains disabled (inactive) until you change the spanning-tree
mode to PVST+.
You can configure the UplinkFast or the BackboneFast feature for rapid PVST+ or for the MSTP, but the
feature remains disabled (inactive) until you change the spanning-tree mode to PVST+.
Table 18-1 Default Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration
Feature Default Setting
Port Fast, BPDU filtering, BPDU guard Globally disabled (unless they are individually configured
per interface).
UplinkFast Globally disabled. (On Catalyst 2960-Sswitches, the
UplinkFast feature is the CSUF feature.)
BackboneFast Globally disabled.
EtherChannel guard Globally enabled.
Root guard Disabled on all interfaces.
Loop guard Disabled on all interfaces.