Dell 34XX Switch User Manual


 
274 Configuring Switch Information
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Defining STP Global Settings
The
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page contains parameters for enabling STP on the device. To
open the
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page, click
Switch
Spanning Tree
Global Settings
in
the tree view.
Figure 7-22. Spanning Tree Global Settings
The
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page contains the following fields:
Spanning Tree State
— Enables or disables STP, Rapid STP, or MSTP on the device.
STP Operation Mode
— Indicates the STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device. The
possible field values are:
Classic STP
— Enables Classic STP on the device. This is the default value.
Rapid STP
— Enables Rapid STP on the device.
Multiple STP
— Enables Multiple STP on the device.
BPDU Handling
— Determines how BPDU packets are managed when STP is disabled on the
port/ device. BPDUs are used to transmit spanning tree information. The possible field values are:
Filtering
— Filters BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface. This is the
default value.
Flooding
— Floods BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface.