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C
HAPTER
31
S
PANNING
T
REE
C
OMMANDS

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 31-1 Spanning Tree Commands
Command Function Mode Page
spanning-tree Enables the spanning tree protocol GC 31-3
spanning-tree mode Configures STP, RSTP or MSTP mode GC 31-4
spanning-tree
forward-time
Configures the spanning tree bridge
forward time
GC 31-5
spanning-tree hello-time Configures the spanning tree bridge
hello time
GC 31-6
spanning-tree max-age Configures the spanning tree bridge
maximum age
GC 31-7
spanning-tree priority Configures the spanning tree bridge
priority
GC 31-8
spanning-tree
path-costm ethod
Configures the path cost method for
RSTP/MSTP
GC 31-9
spanning-tree
transmission-limit
Configures the transmission limit for
RSTP/MSTP
GC 31-10
spanning-tree
mst-configuration
Changes to MSTP configuration mode GC 31-10
mst vlan Adds VLANs to a spanning tree
instance
MST 31-11
mst priority Configures the priority of a spanning
tree instance
MST 31-12
name Configures the name for the multiple
spanning tree
MST 31-13