Dell PowerConnect 8100 PowerConnect_8100_interoperability_with_Cisco_Catalyst - Page 15

Deploying the Dell PowerConnect 8100 with the Cisco Catalyst Recommended Spanning Tree method: Portfast Figure 7. Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI No changes are required to the Dell PowerConnect 8100 for using this method. Cisco Catalyst CLI Run the commands below to enable portfast on all interfaces that are connected to the Dell PowerConnect 8100s. cat6504E_1#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. cat6504E_1(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 2/5 cat6504E_1(config-if)#spanning-tree portfast network Review the bridge priority configurations on each switch to make sure the root bridge of the spanning tree is properly placed. Adjust the root bridge priorities higher or lower to place the root bridge within the Cisco environment. For Dell, use the command console(config)#spanning-tree priority xxxxx On the Cisco Catalyst the commands that can be used are cat6504E_1(config)#spanning-tree vlan 1 priority xxxxx . . or . . cat6504E_1(config)#spanning-tree vlan xx root primary ... 15