Table 112 Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu options

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

link autop2pshared

Defines the type of link connected to the port, as follows:

 

auto: Configures the port to detect the link type, and automatically match its settings.

 

p2p: Configures the port for Point-To-Point protocol.

 

shared: Configures the port to connect to a shared medium (usually a hub).

 

This command only applies when RSTP is turned on. See the “Common Internal

 

Spanning Tree configuration” section for more information.

 

 

edge disableenable

Enables or disables this port as an edge port. An edge port is not connected to a

 

bridge, and can begin forwarding traffic as soon as the link is up. Configure server

 

ports as edge ports (enabled).

 

This command only applies when RSTP is turned on. See the “Common Internal

 

Spanning Tree configuration” section for more information.

 

 

fastfwd disableenable

Enables or disables Port Fast Forward on the port.

 

 

on

Enables STP on the port.

 

 

off

Disables STP on the port.

 

 

cur

Displays the current STP port parameters.

 

 

Forwarding Database configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/fdb

[FDB Menu]

 

 

static

- Static FDB Menu

aging

-

Configure FDB aging value

cur

-

Display current FDB configuration

 

 

 

The following table describes the Forwarding Database Configuration Menu options.

Table 113 FDB Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

static

Displays the Static FDB Configuration Menu.

 

 

aging <0-65535>

Configures the aging value for FDB entries. The default value is 300.

 

 

cur

Displays current FDB parameters.

 

 

Static FDB configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/fdb/static

[Static FDB Menu]

add

- Add a permanent

FDB entry

del

- Delete a static

FDB entry

clear

-

Clear static FDB entries

cur

-

Display current static FDB configuration

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