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Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for the IBM BladeCenter, Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring the Switch Priority 10-18
Configuring the Hello Time 10-18
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time 10-19
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time 10-20
Configuring the Maximum-Hop Count 10-20
Specifying the Link Type to Ensure Rapid Transitions 10-21
Restarting the Protocol Migration Process 10-21
Displaying the MST Configuration and Status 10-22
CHAPTER
11 Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features 11-1
Understanding Optional Spanning-Tree Features 11-1
Understanding Port Fast 11-2
Understanding BPDU Guard 11-3
Understanding BPDU Filtering 11-3
Understanding UplinkFast 11-4
Understanding BackboneFast 11-5
Understanding EtherChannel Guard 11-8
Understanding Root Guard 11-8
Understanding Loop Guard 11-9
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features 11-9
Default Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration 11-10
Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines 11-10
Enabling Port Fast 11-10
Enabling BPDU Guard 11-11
Enabling BPDU Filtering 11-12
Enabling UplinkFast for Use with Redundant Links 11-13
Enabling BackboneFast 11-14
Enabling EtherChannel Guard 11-15
Enabling Root Guard 11-15
Enabling Loop Guard 11-16
Displaying the Spanning-Tree Status 11-17
CHAPTER
12 Configuring VLANs 12-1
Understanding VLANs 12-1
Supported VLANs 12-2
VLAN Port Membership Modes 12-3
Configuring Normal-Range VLANs 12-4
Token Ring VLANs 12-5
Normal-Range VLAN Configuration Guidelines 12-5