802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

Configuring Rapid Reconfiguration Spanning Tree (RSTP)

Menu: Configuring RSTP

1.From the console CLI prompt, enter the menu command.

HP Procurve Switch # menu

2.From the switch console Main Menu, select

2.Switch Configuration ...

4.Spanning Tree Operation

3.Press ￿￿￿ (for Edit) to highlight the Protocol Version parameter field.

4.Press the Space bar to select the version of spanning tree you wish to run:

RSTP or STP.

Note: If you change the protocol version, you will have to reboot the switch for the change to take effect. See step 9 and step 10.

5.Press the ����� or down arrow key to go to the STP Enabled field. Note that when you do this, the remaining fields on the screen will then be appro­ priate for the version of spanning tree that was selected in step 3. The screen image below is for RSTP.

6.Press the Space bar to select Yes to enable spanning tree.

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