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.

Command

Function

Mode

Page

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Enables the spanning tree protocol

GC

3-39

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree mode

Configures STP, RSTP mode

GC

3-39

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge forward

GC

3-41

forward-time

time

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree bridge hello time

GC

3-42

hello-time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree max-age

Configures the spanning tree bridge maximum

GC

3-42

 

age

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree priority

Configures the spanning tree bridge priority

GC

3-43

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the path cost method for RSTP

GC

3-44

path-cost method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the transmission limit for RSTP

GC

3-45

transmission-limit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Disables spanning tree for an interface

IC

 

spanning-disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree cost

Configures the spanning tree path cost of an

IC

3-46

 

interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Configures the spanning tree priority of an

IC

3-47

port-priority

interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree edge-port

Enables fast forwarding for edge ports

IC

3-48

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree portfast

Sets an interface to fast forwarding

IC

3-49

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree link-type

Configures the link type for RSTP

IC

3-50

 

 

 

 

spanning-tree

Re-checks the appropriate BPDU format

PE

3-51

protocol-migration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

show spanning-tree

Shows spanning tree configuration for the

PE

3-51

 

common spanning tree (i.e., overall bridge), a

 

 

 

selected interface, or an instance within the

 

 

 

multiple spanning tree

 

 

 

 

 

 

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