SPANNING TREE COMMANDS

Spanning Tree Commands

This section includes commands that configure the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) for the overall switch, and commands that configure STP for the selected interface.

Command

Function

Mode

Page

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Enables the spanning tree protocol

GC

3-114

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures STP or RSTP mode

GC

3-115

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge

GC

3-116

forward-time

forward time

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge

GC

3-117

hello-time

hello time

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge

GC

3-118

max-age

maximum age

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge

GC

3-119

priority

priority

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the path cost method for

GC

3-120

path-cost method

RSTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the transmission limit for

GC

3-121

transmission-limit

RSTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree cost

Configures the spanning tree path cost

IC

3-122

 

of an interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree port

Configures the spanning tree priority of

IC

3-123

priority

an interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Sets an interface to fast forwarding

IC

3-124

portfast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Enables fast forwarding for edge ports

IC

3-125

edge-port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Re-checks the appropriate BPDU

PE

3-126

protocol-migration

format

 

 

 

 

 

 

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