Spanning Tree Commands

4 Command Line Interface

This section includes commands that configure the Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) globally for the switch, and commands that configure STA for the selected interface.

Table 4-58 Spanning Tree Commands

Command	Function	Mode	Page

spanning-tree	Enables the spanning tree protocol	GC	4-171

spanning-tree mode	Configures STP, RSTP or MSTP mode	GC	4-171

spanning-tree forward-time	Configures the spanning tree bridge forward time	GC	4-172

spanning-tree hello-time	Configures the spanning tree bridge hello time	GC	4-173

spanning-tree max-age	Configures the spanning tree bridge maximum age	GC	4-173

spanning-tree priority	Configures the spanning tree bridge priority	GC	4-174

spanning-tree	Configures the path cost method for RSTP/MSTP	GC	4-175
path-cost method
spanning-tree	Configures the transmission limit for RSTP/MSTP	GC	4-175
transmission-limit
spanning-tree	Changes to MSTP configuration mode	GC	4-176
mst-configuration
mst vlan	Adds VLANs to a spanning tree instance	MST	4-176

mst priority	Configures the priority of a spanning tree instance	MST	4-177

name	Configures the name for the multiple spanning tree	MST	4-177

revision	Configures the revision number for the multiple spanning	MST	4-178
	tree
max-hops	Configures the maximum number of hops allowed in the	MST	4-179
	region before a BPDU is discarded
spanning-tree	Disables spanning tree for an interface	IC	4-179
spanning-disabled
spanning-tree cost	Configures the spanning tree path cost of an interface	IC	4-180

spanning-tree port-priority	Configures the spanning tree priority of an interface	IC	4-181

spanning-tree edge-port	Enables fast forwarding for edge ports	IC	4-181

spanning-tree portfast	Sets an interface to fast forwarding	IC	4-182

spanning-tree link-type	Configures the link type for RSTP/MSTP	IC	4-183

spanning-tree mst cost	Configures the path cost of an instance in the MST	IC	4-183

spanning-tree mst	Configures the priority of an instance in the MST	IC	4-184
port-priority
spanning-tree	Re-checks the appropriate BPDU format	PE	4-185
protocol-migration
show spanning-tree	Shows spanning tree configuration for the common	PE	4-186
	spanning tree (i.e., overall bridge), a selected interface, or
	an instance within the multiple spanning tree
show spanning-tree mst	Shows the multiple spanning tree configuration	PE	4-188
configuration

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Microsoft ES4625, ES4649 manual Spanning Tree Commands

Models: ES4649 ES4625

4 Command Line Interface