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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
The commands in this chapter configure and monitor the IEEE 802.1d spanning tree protocol (STP) and
are supported on the Dell Networking switch/routing platform.

bridge-priority

Set the bridge priority of the switch in an IEEE 802.1D spanning tree.
Syntax bridge-priority {priority-value | primary | secondary}
To return to the default value, use the no bridge-priority command.
Parameters priority-value Enter a number as the bridge priority value. The range is
from 0 to 65535. The default is 32768.
primary Enter the keyword primary to designate the bridge as the
root bridge.
secondary Enter the keyword secondary to designate the bridge as a
secondary root bridge.
Defaults priority-value = 32768
Command
Modes
SPANNING TREE (The prompt is “config-stp”.)
Command
History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
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