Cisco 2950G 24 Software Configuration Guide - Page 304
Configuring the Root Switch
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Configuring RSTP and MSTP Features Chapter 12 Configuring RSTP and MSTP configuration command. To return to the default revision number, use the no revision MST configuration command.To re-enable PVST, use the no spanning-tree mode or the spanning-tree mode pvst global configuration command. This example shows how to enter MST configuration mode, map VLANs 10 to 20 to MST instance 1, name the region region1, set the configuration revision to 1, display the pending configuration, apply the changes, and return to global configuration mode: Switch(config)# spanning-tree mst configuration Switch(config-mst)# instance 1 vlan 10-20 Switch(config-mst)# name region1 Switch(config-mst)# revision 1 Switch(config-mst)# show pending Pending MST configuration Name [region1] Revision 1 Instance Vlans Mapped 0 1-9,21-4094 1 10-20 Switch(config-mst)# exit Switch(config)# Configuring the Root Switch The switch maintains a spanning-tree instance for the group of VLANs mapped to it. A bridge ID, consisting of the switch priority and the switch MAC address, is associated with each instance. The switch with the lowest bridge ID becomes the root switch for the group of VLANs. To configure a switch to become the root, use the spanning-tree mst instance-id root global configuration command to modify the switch priority from the default value (32768) to a significantly lower value so that the switch becomes the root switch for the specified spanning-tree instance. When you enter this command, the switch checks the switch priorities of the root switches. Because of the extended system ID support, the switch sets its own priority for the specified instance to 24576 if this value will cause this switch to become the root for the specified spanning-tree instance. If any root switch for the specified instance has a switch priority lower than 24576, the switch sets its own priority to 4096 less than the lowest switch priority. (4096 is the value of the least-significant bit of a 4-bit switch priority value as shown in Table 11-1 on page 11-4.) Note Catalyst 2950 switches running software earlier than Release 12.1(9)EA1 do not support the extended system ID. Catalyst 2950 switches running software earlier than Release 12.1(9)EA1 do not support the MSTP. Note If your network consists of switches that both do and do not support the extended system ID, it is unlikely that the switch with the extended system ID support will become the root switch. The extended system ID increases the switch priority value every time the VLAN number is greater than the priority of the connected switches running older software. 12-14 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-14982-01