Chapter 10 Spanning Tree Protocol

Table 26 Spanning Tree Protocol Status (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Topology

This is the number of times the spanning tree has been reconfigured.

Changed Times

 

 

 

Time Since Last

This is the time since the spanning tree was last reconfigured.

Change

 

 

 

Poll Interval(s)

The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may

 

change the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then

 

clicking Set Interval.

 

 

Stop

Click Stop to halt STP statistic polling.

 

 

10.3 Configure STP

To configure STP, click the Configuration link in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen as shown next. Refer to Section 10.1 on page 101 for background information.

Figure 38 Spanning Tree Protocol > Configuration

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 27 Spanning Tree Protocol > Configuration

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Status

Click Status to display the Spanning Tree Protocol Status screen.

 

 

Active

Select this check box to activate STP. Clear this checkbox to disable STP.

 

 

Bridge Priority

Bridge priority is used in determining the root switch, root port and designated port.

 

The switch with the highest priority (lowest numeric value) becomes the STP root

 

switch. If all switches have the same priority, the switch with the lowest MAC

 

address will then become the root switch. Select a value from the drop-down list

 

box.

 

The lower the numeric value you assign, the higher the priority for this bridge.

 

Bridge Priority determines the root bridge, which in turn determines Hello Time,

 

Max Age and Forwarding Delay.

 

 

Hello Time

This is the time interval in seconds between BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Units)

 

configuration message generations by the root switch. The allowed range is 1 to

 

10 seconds.

 

 

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