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Disabling the PVST+ Mode on a VLAN, Using MISTP-PVST+ or MISTP

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Chapter 7 Configuring Spanning Tree Using MISTP-PVST+ or MISTP Disabling the PVST+ Mode on a VLAN When the switch is in PVST+ mode, you can disable spanning-tree on individual VLANs or all VLANs. When you disable spanning tree on a VLAN, the switch does not participate in spanning-tree and any BPDUs received in that VLAN are flooded on all ports. Caution We do not recommend disabling spanning tree, even in a topology that is free of physical loops. Spanning tree serves as a safeguard against misconfigurations and cabling errors. Do not disable spanning tree in a VLAN without ensuring that there are no physical loops present in the VLAN. Caution Do not disable spanning tree on a VLAN unless all switches or routers in the VLAN have spanning tree disabled. You cannot disable spanning tree on some switches or routers in a VLAN and leave spanning tree enabled on other switches or routers in the VLAN. If spanning tree remains enabled on the switches and routers, they will have incomplete information about the physical topology of the network which may cause unexpected results. To disable PVST+, perform this task in privileged mode: Task Disable PVST+ mode on a VLAN. Command set spantree disable vlans [all] This example shows how to disable PVST+ on a VLAN: Console> (enable) set spantree disable 4 Spantree 4 disabled. Console> (enable) Using MISTP-PVST+ or MISTP The default spanning tree mode on Catalyst 4000 family switches is PVST+. If you want to use MISTP mode in your network, we recommend you carefully follow the procedures described in the following sections in order to avoid loss of connectivity in your network. When you change the spanning tree mode from one mode to another, the current mode stops, the information collected at run-time is used to build the port database for the new mode, and the new spanning tree mode restarts the computation of the active topology. Information about the port states is lost; however, all of the configuration parameters are preserved for the previous mode. If you return to the previous mode, the configuration will still be there. Note We recommend that if you wish to use MISTP mode, you should configure all of your Catalyst 4000 family switches to run MISTP. To use MISTP mode, you first enable a MISTP instance, then map at least one VLAN to the instance. You must have at least one forwarding port in the VLAN in order for the MISTP instance to be active. If you are changing a switch from PVST+ mode to MISTP mode and you have other switches in the network that are using PVST+, you must first enable MISTP-PVST+ mode on each switch on which you intend to use MISTP so that PVST+ BPDUs can flow through the switches while you configure them. 78-12647-02 Software Configuration Guide-Catalyst 4000 Family, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G, Releases 6.3 and 6.4 7-19

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Software Configuration Guide—Catalyst 4000 Family, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G, Releases 6.3 and 6.4
78-12647-02
Chapter 7
Configuring Spanning Tree
Using MISTP-PVST+ or MISTP
Disabling the PVST+ Mode on a VLAN
When the switch is in PVST+ mode, you can disable spanning-tree on individual VLANs or all VLANs.
When you disable spanning tree on a VLAN, the switch does not participate in spanning-tree and any
BPDUs received in that VLAN are flooded on all ports.
Caution
We do not recommend disabling spanning tree, even in a topology that is free of physical loops.
Spanning tree serves as a safeguard against misconfigurations and cabling errors. Do not disable
spanning tree in a VLAN without ensuring that there are no physical loops present in the VLAN.
Caution
Do not disable spanning tree on a VLAN unless all switches or routers in the VLAN have spanning tree
disabled. You cannot disable spanning tree on some switches or routers in a VLAN and leave spanning
tree enabled on other switches or routers in the VLAN. If spanning tree remains enabled on the switches
and routers, they will have incomplete information about the physical topology of the network which
may cause unexpected results.
To disable PVST+, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to disable PVST+ on a VLAN:
Console> (enable)
set spantree disable 4
Spantree 4 disabled.
Console> (enable)
Using MISTP-PVST+ or MISTP
The default spanning tree mode on Catalyst 4000 family switches is PVST+. If you want to use MISTP
mode in your network, we recommend you carefully follow the procedures described in the following
sections in order to avoid loss of connectivity in your network.
When you change the spanning tree mode from one mode to another, the current mode stops, the information
collected at run-time is used to build the port database for the new mode, and the new spanning tree mode
restarts the computation of the active topology. Information about the port states is lost; however, all of
the configuration parameters are preserved for the previous mode. If you return to the previous mode,
the configuration will still be there.
Note
We recommend that if you wish to use MISTP mode, you should configure
all
of your Catalyst 4000
family switches to run MISTP.
To use MISTP mode, you first enable a MISTP instance, then map at least one VLAN to the instance.
You must have at least one forwarding port in the VLAN in order for the MISTP instance to be active.
If you are changing a switch from PVST+ mode to MISTP mode and you have other switches in the
network that are using PVST+, you must first enable MISTP-PVST+ mode on each switch on which you
intend to use MISTP so that PVST+ BPDUs can flow through the switches while you configure them.
Task
Command
Disable PVST+ mode on a VLAN.
set spantree disable
vlans
[
all
]