SMC Networks SMC8624/48T manual Mst priority, 215

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

Command Usage

•Use this command to group VLANs into spanning tree instances. MSTP generates a unique spanning tree for each instance. This provides multiple pathways across the network, thereby balancing the traffic load, preventing wide-scale disruption when a bridge node in a single instance fails, and allowing for faster convergence of a new topology for the failed instance.

•By default all VLANs are assigned to the Internal Spanning Tree (MSTI 0) that connects all bridges and LANs within the MST region. This switch supports up to 58 instances. You should try to group VLANs which cover the same general area of your network. However, remember that you must configure all bridges within the same MSTI Region (page 4-216)with the same set of instances, and the same instance (on each bridge) with the same set of VLANs. Also, note that RSTP treats each MSTI region as a single node, connecting all regions to the Common Spanning Tree.

Example

Console(config-mstp)#mst 1 vlan 2-5

Console(config-mstp)#

mst priority

This command configures the priority of a spanning tree instance. Use the no form to restore the default.

Syntax

mst instance_id priority priority no mst instance_id priority

•instance_id - Instance identifier of the spanning tree. (Range: 0-64)

•priority - Priority of the a spanning tree instance.

(Range: 0-61440 in steps of 4096; Options: 0, 4096, 8192, 12288, 16384, 20480, 24576, 28672, 32768, 36864, 40960, 45056, 49152, 53248, 57344, 61440)

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