Cisco Systems 310 Switch User Manual


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Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110 and 3012 for IBM BladeCenter Software Configuration Guide
OL-12189-01
Supported Spanning-Tree Instances 17-10
Spanning-Tree Interoperability and Backward Compatibility 17-11
STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks 17-11
VLAN-Bridge Spanning Tree 17-11
Spanning Tree and Switch Stacks 17-12
Configuring Spanning-Tree Features 17-12
Default Spanning-Tree Configuration 17-13
Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines 17-13
Changing the Spanning-Tree Mode. 17-15
Disabling Spanning Tree 17-16
Configuring the Root Switch 17-16
Configuring a Secondary Root Switch 17-18
Configuring Port Priority 17-18
Configuring Path Cost 17-20
Configuring the Switch Priority of a VLAN 17-21
Configuring Spanning-Tree Timers 17-22
Configuring the Hello Time 17-22
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time for a VLAN 17-23
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time for a VLAN 17-23
Configuring the Transmit Hold-Count 17-24
Displaying the Spanning-Tree Status 17-24
CHAPTER
18 Configuring MSTP 18-1
Understanding MSTP 18-2
Multiple Spanning-Tree Regions 18-2
IST, CIST, and CST 18-3
Operations Within an MST Region 18-3
Operations Between MST Regions 18-4
IEEE 802.1s Terminology 18-5
Hop Count 18-5
Boundary Ports 18-6
IEEE 802.1s Implementation 18-6
Port Role Naming Change 18-7
Interoperation Between Legacy and Standard Switches 18-7
Detecting Unidirectional Link Failure 18-8
MSTP and Switch Stacks 18-8
Interoperability with IEEE 802.1D STP 18-9
Understanding RSTP 18-9
Port Roles and the Active Topology 18-9