Dell PowerConnect 3348 User's Guide - Page 243

CLI Command spanning-tree spanning-tree mode {stp | rstp} spanning-tree priority priority spanning-tree hello-time seconds spanning-tree max-age seconds spanning-tree forward-time seconds show spanning-tree [ethernet interface | port-channel portchannel-number] Description Enables spanning tree functionality. Configures the spanning tree protocol currently running. Configures the spanning tree priority. Configures the spanning tree bridge Hello Time, which is how often the switch broadcasts Hello messages to other switches. Configures the spanning tree bridge maximum age, which determines the amount of time protocol information received on a port is stored by the switch. Configures the spanning tree bridge forward time, which is the amount of time a port remains in the listening and learning states before entering the forwarding state. Displays spanning tree configuration. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console(config)# spanning-tree Console(config)# spanning-tree mode rstp Console(config)# spanning-tree priority 12288 Console(config)# spanning-tree hello-time 5 Console(config)# spanning-tree max-age 10 Console(config)# spanning-tree forward-time 25 Console(config)# exit Console# show spanning-tree Spanning tree enabled mode RSTP Configuring Switch Infor mation 243