Nortel Networks 42C4911 manual Mstp Configuration Guidelines, Mstp Configuration Example

Alteon OS Application Guide

MSTP Configuration Guidelines

This section provides important information about configuring Multiple Spanning Tree Groups:

„When you enable MSTP, you must configure the Region Name, and a default version number of 1 is configured automatically.

„Each bridge in the region must have the same name, version number, and VLAN mapping.

MSTP Configuration Example

This section provides steps to configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol on the GbE Switch Module, using the Command-Line Interface (CLI).

Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

1.Configure port and VLAN membership on the switch.

2.Set the mode to Multiple Spanning Tree, and configure MSTP region parameters.

>> /cfg/l2/mrst	(Select Multiple Spanning Tree menu)
>> Multiple Spanning Tree# mode mstp	(Set mode to Multiple Spanning Trees)
>> Multiple Spanning Tree# on	(Turn Multiple Spanning Trees on)
>> Multiple Spanning Tree# name xxxxxx	(Define the Region name)

3.Assign VLANs to Spanning Tree Groups.

>>	/cfg/l2/stg 2	(Select Spanning Tree Group 2)
>>	Spanning Tree Group 2# add 2	(Add VLAN 2)

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