Dell PowerEdge M520 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference - Page 181
hello-time, Synopsis, Operands, Defaults, Command, Modes, Description, Usage, Guidelines, max-age
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11 hello-time hello-time Synopsis Operands Sets the interval between the hello Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) sent on an interface. hello-time seconds no hello-time seconds Specifies the time range in seconds for the interval between the hello BPDUs sent on an interface. The range of valid values is 1-10. Defaults The default is 2 seconds. Command Protocol Spanning Tree mode Modes Description Use this command to configure the spanning-tree bridge hello time, which determines how often the device broadcasts hello messages to other devices. Use the no hello-time command to return to the default settings. Usage Guidelines When configuring the hello-time, the max-age setting must be greater than the hello-time setting. The following relationship should be kept: 2*(forward-delay - 1)>=max-age>=2*(hello-time + 1) Examples To configure spanning-tree bridge hello time to 5 seconds: switch(conf-stp)#hello-time 5 See Also forward-delay, max-age Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference 165 53-1002115-01