SPANNING TREE COMMANDS

Spanning Tree Commands

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 4-50 Spanning Tree Commands

Command

Function

Mode

Page

spanning-tree

Enables the spanning tree protocol

GC

4-184

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree mode

Configures STP or RSTP

GC

4-185

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge

GC

4-186

forward-time

forward time

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge hello

GC

4-186

hello-time

time

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge

GC

4-187

max-age

maximum age

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge

GC

4-188

priority

priority

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the path cost method for

GC

4-189

path-cost method

RSTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the transmission limit for

GC

4-189

transmission-limit

RSTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Disables spanning tree for an interface

IC

4-190

spanning-disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree cost

Configures the spanning tree path cost of

IC

4-191

 

an interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree priority of

IC

4-192

port-priority

an interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Enables fast forwarding for edge ports

IC

4-192

edge-port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Sets an interface to fast forwarding

IC

4-193

portfast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the link type for RSTP

IC

4-194

link-type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-183

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SMC6752AL2 specifications

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