Configuring Switch Information 289
Point-to-Point Operational Status
— The Point-to-Point operating state.
Activate Protocol Migration Test
— When checked, enables PPP sending Link Control Protocol
(LCP) packets to configure and test the data link.
Enabling RSTP
1
Open the
Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)
page.
2
Define the
Point-to-Point Admin
,
Point-to-Point Oper
, and the
Activate Protocol Migration
fields.
3
Click
Apply Changes
.
The Rapid STP is enabled, and the device is updated.
Displaying the Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) Table
1
Open the
Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)
page.
2
Click
Show All
.
The
Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) Table
opens.
Defining Rapid STP Parameters Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for
defining Rapid STP parameters
as displayed in the
RSTP
page.
The following is an example of the CLI commands:
Console(config)# interface ethernet g5
Console(config-if)# spanning-tree link-type shared
Defining the Multiple Spanning Tree
The Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) operation maps VLANs into STP instances.
MSTP provides a differing load balancing scenario. For example, while port A is blocked in one STP
instance, the same port is placed in the Forwarding State in another STP instance. The
MSTP
Settings
page allows defining up to sixteen MSTP instances for the device.
Table 7-18. RSTP Settings CLI Command
CLI Command Description
spanning-tree link-type
{point-to-point |
shared}
Overrides the default link-type setting.