Dell 5324 Switch User Manual


 
262 Spanning-Tree Commands
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Command Modes
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
In RSTP mode, the switch would use STP when the neighbor switch is using STP.
In MSTP mode the switch would use RSTP when the neighbor switch is using RSTP, and
would use STP when the neighbor switch is using STP
Example
The following example configures the spanning-tree protocol to RSTP.
spanning-tree forward-time
The
spanning-tree forward-time
Global Configuration mode command configures the spanning-
tree bridge forward time, which is the amount of time a port remains in the listening and learning
states before entering the forwarding state.
To reset the default forward time, use the
no
form of this command.
Syntax
spanning-tree forward-time
seconds
no spanning-tree forward-time
seconds
—Time in seconds. (Range: 4 - 30)
Default Configuration
The default forwarding-time for IEEE Spanning-tree Protocol (STP) is 15 seconds.
Command Modes
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
When configuring the Forward-Time the following relationship should be kept:
2*(Forward-Time - 1) >= Max-Age
Example
The following example configures spanning-tree bridge forward time to 25 seconds.
Console(config)# spanning-tree mode rstp
Console(config)# spanning-tree forward-time 25