700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
Figure 4-32: Spanning Tree: Bridge Settings
When Spanning tree is used in conjunction with a set of aggregated ports, otherwise known as a port trunking, Spanning Tree will treat the trunk as a single virtual port.
•Enable: There are four other tunable parameters to be addressed when enabled.
Hello Time | Time between configuration messages sent by the Spanning Tree algorithm |
Max Age | Amount of time before a configuration message is discarded by the system |
Forward Delay Amount of time system spent transitioning from the ‘learning’ to the ‘listening’ to the ‘forwarding’ states
Bridge Priority Priority setting among other switches in the Spanning Tree
•Disable: Disable Spanning Tree algorithm on the system.
Main Menu> Advanced> Spanning Tree> Port Settings
For the Port Settings options, you can specify Spanning Tree port priority, cost, and Fastlink parameters for each port.
Administration Console Telnet Interface |
