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Configuring Switch Information 279
Hello Time (1-10)
— The switch Hello time, which indicates the amount of time in seconds a root
bridge waits between configuration messages. The default value is 2.
Max Age (6-40
) — The switch maximum age time, which indicates the amount of time in seconds
a bridge waits before implementing a topological change. The default value is 20.
Forward Delay (4-30)
— The switch forward delay time, which indicates the amount of time in
seconds a bridge remains in a listening and learning state before forwarding packets. The default
value is 15.
Bridge ID
— The bridge ID.
Root Bridge ID
— The root bridge ID.
Root Port
— Port number that offers the lowest-cost path from this bridge to the root bridge. It is
significant when the bridge is not the root. The default is zero.
Root Path Cost
— Cost of the path from this bridge to the root.
Topology Changes Counts
— Total amount of STP state changes that have occurred.
Last Topology Change
— Total amount of time since the last topographic change. The time is
displayed in hour/minute/second format, for example, 5 hours 10 minutes and 4 seconds.
Defining STP Global Parameters
1
Open the
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page.
2
Select the port that you want to enable from the
Select a Port
drop-down menu.
3
Select
Enable
in the
Spanning Tree State
field.
4
Select the
STP
mode in the
STP Operation Mode
field, and define the bridge settings.
5
Click
Apply Changes
.
STP is enabled on the device.
Modifying STP Global Parameters:
1
Open the
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page.
2
Define the fields in the dialog.
3
Click
Apply Changes
.
The STP parameters are modified, and the device is updated.
Defining STP Global Parameters Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for defining STP global parameters
as displayed in the
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page.