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Chapter10 Configuring STP Configuring Basic STP Features
Figure10-14 Gigabit Ethernet Stack
Displaying STP Status
To display the current STP status, use one or more of the privileged EXEC commands in Table10-5:
For information about other keywords for the show spanning-tree privileged EXEC command, refer to
the Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Command Reference for this release.
Catalyst 3550
switches
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Catalyst
3550
switches
Catalyst
5000 series or
6000 series
backbone
Option 1:
standalone
cascaded stack
Option 2:
cascaded stack
connected to a
Layer 2 backbone
Option 3:
cascaded stack
connected to a
Layer 3 backbone
Catalyst 5000
series switch
Catalyst 6000
switch
Layer 3
backbone
Cisco 7000
router
Catalyst 3550
switches
Cisco 7000
router
Table10-5 Commands for Displaying STP Status
Command Purpose
show spanning-tree active Displays STP information on active interfaces only.
show spanning-tree brief Displays a summary of interface information.
show spanning-tree interface interface-id Displays information for the specified interface.
show spanning-tree summary [totals] Displays a summary of port states or displays the total lines of the STP state
section.