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Configuration Menu 115
NOTE:
The following configurations are unsupported:
• HP PVST+ (default Spanning Tree setting) is NOT interoperable with Cisco Rapid PVST+.
• HP MSTP/RSTP (with mode set to either ‘mstp’ or ‘rstp’) is NOT interoperable with Cisco Rapid PVST+.
The following configurations are supported:
• HP PVST+ (default Spanning Tree setting) is interoperable with Cisco PVST+.
• HP MSTP/RSTP (with mode set to ‘mstp’) is interoperable with Cisco MST/RSTP.
Common Internal Spanning Tree configuration
Command: /cfg/l2/mrst/cist
[Common Internal Spanning Tree Menu]
brg - CIST Bridge parameter menu
port - CIST Port parameter menu
default - Default Common Internal Spanning Tree and Member parameters
cur - Display current CIST parameters
The Common Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) provides compatibility with different MSTP regions and with devices
running different Spanning Tree instances. It is equivalent to Spanning Tree Group 0.
The following table describes the commands used to configure Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration Menu
options.
Table 115 Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration Menu options
Command Description
brg Displays the CIST Bridge Menu.
port <port number> Displays the CIST Port Menu.
add <1-4095> Adds VLANs to the CIST. Enter one VLAN per line, and press Enter to add the VLANs.
default Resets all CIST parameters to their default values.
cur Displays the current CIST configuration.
CIST bridge configuration
Command: /cfg/l2/mrst/cist/brg
[CIST Bridge Menu]
prior - Set CIST bridge Priority (0-65535)
mxage - Set CIST bridge Max Age (6-40 secs)
fwd - Set CIST bridge Forward Delay (4-30 secs)
cur - Display current CIST bridge parameters
CIST bridge parameters are used only when the switch is in MSTP mode. CIST parameters do not affect operation of
STP/PVST.