Multiple Instance Spanning-Tree Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring MSTP

 

 

For example, to configure BPDU filtering on port a9, enter:

 

 

 

 

 

ProCurve(config)# spanning-tree a9 bpdu-filter

 

 

 

Viewing BPDU Filtering. The spanning-tree show < port> configuration

 

 

command displays the BPDU’s filter state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ProCurve(config)#

show spanning-tree a9 config

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Column showing BPDU filter status

 

 

...

 

Path

Prio

Admin

Auto

Admin

Hello

Root

TCN

BPDU

Port

Type

Cost

rity

Edge

Edge

PtP

Time

Guard

Guard

Flt

-----

---------

+ ---------

----- -----

-----

-----

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

------ ----

A9

100/1000T

Auto

128

No

Yes

True

Global No

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 4-5. Example of BPDU Filter in Show Spanning Tree Configuration Command

BPDU filters per port are displayed as separate entries of the spanning tree category within the configuration file.

ProCurve(config)# show configuration

. . .

Rows showing ports with BPDU filters enabled

spanning-tree

 

spanning-tree C7 bpdu-filter spanning-tree Trk2 priority 4

. . .

Figure 4-6. Example of BPDU Filters in the Show Configuration Command

Configuring BPDU Protection

BPDU protection is a security feature designed to protect the active STP topology by preventing spoofed BPDU packets from entering the STP domain. In a typical implementation, BPDU protection would be applied to edge ports connected to end user devices that do not run STP. If STP BPDU packets are received on a protected port, the feature will disable that port and alert the network manager via an SNMP trap as shown in Figure 4-7.

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