Table 22 STP parameters

Parameter

Description

 

 

Designated port

The port ID of the port on the Designated Bridge to which this port is connected. This

 

information includes the port priority (hex) and the port number (hex).

 

 

Rapid Spanning Tree and Multiple Spanning Tree information

Command: /info/l2/stp

------------------------------------------------------------------

upfast disabled, update 40

------------------------------------------------------------------

Spanning Tree Group 1: On (RSTP)

VLANs: 1-3 4095

Current Root:

 

Path-Cost

Port Hello MaxAge FwdDel

 

8000 00:00:01:00:19:00

0

0

9

20

15

 

Parameters:

Priority Hello MaxAge FwdDel Aging

 

 

 

 

32768

9

20

 

15

300

 

 

Port

Prio

Cost

 

State

Role

Designated Bridge Des Port

Type

----

----

----

------

---- --------------------- --------

----

1

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

0

 

0

DSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

0

 

0

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

0

 

0

FWD

DESG 8000-00:00:01:00:19:00

8017

P2P2,Edge

12

0

 

0

FWD

DESG 8000-00:00:01:00:19:00

8018

P2P

The switch software can be set to use the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) or the IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). If RSTP/MSTP is turned on, you can view the following RSTP bridge information for the Spanning Tree Group:

Status of Uplink Fast (upfast)

Current root MAC address

Path-Cost

Port

Hello interval

Maximum age value

Forwarding delay

Aging time

You can also refer to the following port-specific RSTP information:

Port number and priority

Cost

State

Role

Designated bridge and port

Link type

Information Menu 39

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HP GbE2c manual Rapid Spanning Tree and Multiple Spanning Tree information, DSB Disc FWD, P2P

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