Intel 550T manual Spanning Tree

C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration

Changing the time to	The sample time should be the shortest time needed to detect errors.
measure errors	If the sample time is too great, there may be too many errors before
	the forwarding mode changes. To change the time the switch retains
	error counters:
	1	Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
	2	Click Switching.
	3	Click Advanced.

4Click Sample Time.

5Type the required number of seconds.

6Click OK.

Changing number of errors before adaptive forwarding mode operates

Adaptive forwarding changes the forwarding mode depending on the upper and lower limits of specific error types. To change the number of upper and lower limits:

	1	Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
	2	Click Switching.
	3	Click Advanced.
	4	Click the required parameter.
	5	Type the percentage of errors or runts.
	6	Click OK.
	Spanning Tree
Purpose	You can change the:
	•	Priority given to the switch
	•	Maximum length of time information is retained by the switch

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