COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

Table 4-56 Spanning Tree Commands (Continued)

Command

Function

Mode

Page

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge hello

GC

4-209

hello-time

time

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree max-age

Configures the spanning tree bridge

GC

4-210

 

maximum age

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree default

Sets the spanning-tree priority to use

GC

4-211

priority

increments specified by IEEE 802.1D

 

 

 

(steps of 1) or 802.1t (steps of 4096)

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree priority

Configures the spanning tree bridge priority

GC

4-211

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the path cost method for

GC

4-212

pathcost method

RSTP/MSTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the transmission limit for

GC

4-213

transmission-limit

RSTP/MSTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Adjusts the bridge priority in an attempt to

GC

4-214

backup-root

take over as the root bridge if it loses

 

 

 

contact with the original root device

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Changes to MSTP configuration mode

GC

4-214

mst-configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mst vlan

Adds VLANs to a spanning tree instance

MST

4-215

 

 

 

 

mst priority

Configures the priority of a spanning tree

MST

4-216

 

instance

 

 

 

 

 

 

name

Configures the name for the multiple

MST

4-217

 

spanning tree

 

 

 

 

 

 

revision

Configures the revision number for the

MST

4-218

 

multiple spanning tree

 

 

 

 

 

 

max-hops

Configures the maximum number of hops

MST

4-218

 

allowed in the region before a BPDU is

 

 

 

discarded

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Disables spanning tree for an interface

IC

4-214

spanning-disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree cost

Configures the spanning tree path cost of

IC

4-220

 

an interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree priority of an

IC

4-221

port-priority

interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SMC6824M specifications

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