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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 15 Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
Understanding Optional Spanning-Tree Features
Figure 15-8 BackboneFast Example After Indirect Link Failure
If a new switch is introduced into a shared-medium topology as shown in Figure 15-9, BackboneFast is
not activated because the inferior BPDUs did not come from the recognized designated bridge
(Switch
B). The new switch begins sending inferior BPDUs that indicate it is the root switch. However,
the other switches ignore these inferior BPDUs, and the new switch learns that Switch
B is the
designated bridge to Switch
A, the root switch.
Figure 15-9 Adding a Switch in a Shared-Medium Topology
Understanding EtherChannel Guard
You can use EtherChannel guard to detect an EtherChannel misconfiguration between the switch and a
connected device. A misconfiguration can occur if the switch interfaces are configured in an
EtherChannel, but the interfaces on the other device are not. A misconfiguration can also occur if the
channel parameters are not the same at both ends of the EtherChannel. For EtherChannel configuration
guidelines, see the
“EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines” section on page 30-8.
If the switch detects a misconfiguration on the other device, EtherChannel guard places the switch
interfaces in the error-disabled state, and this error message appears:
PM-4-ERR_DISABLE: Channel-misconfig error detected on [chars], putting [chars] in
err-disable state.
L1
L2 L3
Switch C
Switch A
(Root)
Switch B
Link failure
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BackboneFast changes port
through listening and learning
states to forwarding state.
Switch A
(Root)
Switch C
Switch B
(Designated bridge)
Added switch
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Blocked port