Dell PowerSwitch S4128F-ON OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide Release 10.4.1.0 - Page 241

View interface status OS10# show spanning-tree interface ethernet 1/1/5 ethernet1/1/5 of RSTP 1 is designated Forwarding Edge port:yes port guard :none (default) Link type is point-to-point (auto) Boundary: YES bpdu filter :disable bpdu guard :disable bpduguard shutdown-on- violation :disable RootGuard: disable LoopGuard disable Bpdus (MRecords) sent 610, received 5 Interface Designated Name PortID Prio Cost Sts Cost Bridge ID PortID ethernet1/1/5 128.272 128 500 FWD 0 32768 90b1.1cf4.a911 128.272 Spanning-tree extensions STP extensions ensure efficient network convergence by securely enforcing the active network topology. OS10 supports BPDU filtering, BPDU guard, loop guard, and root guard STP extensions. BPDU filtering Protects the network from unexpected flooding of BPDUs from an erroneous device. Enabling BPDU Filtering instructs the hardware to drop BPDUs and prevents flooding from reaching the CPU. BPDU filtering is enabled by default on Edge ports. All BPDUs received on the Edge port are dropped. If you explicitly configure BPDU filtering on a port, that port drops all BPDUs that it receives. BPDU guard Blocks the L2 bridged ports and LAG ports connected to end hosts and servers from receiving any BPDUs. When you enable BPDU guard, it places a port (bridge or LAG) in an Error_Disable or Blocking state if the port receives any BPDU frames. In a LAG, all member ports (including new members) are placed in an Blocking state. The network traffic drops but the port continues to forward BPDUs to the CPU that are later dropped. To prevent further reception of BPDUs, configure a port to shut down using the shutdown command. The port can only resume operation from the Shutdown state after manual intervention. Root guard Avoids bridging loops and preserves the root bridge position during network transitions. STP selects the root bridge with the lowest priority value. During network transitions, another bridge with a lower priority may attempt to become the root bridge and cause unpredictable network behavior. Configure the spanning-tree guard root command to avoid such an attempt and preserves the position of the root bridge. Root guard is enabled on ports that are designated ports. The root guard configuration applies to all VLANs configured on the port. Loop guard Prevents L2 forwarding loops caused by a hardware failure (cable failure or an interface fault). When a hardware failure occurs, a participating spanning tree link becomes unidirectional and a port stops receiving BPDUs. When a blocked port stops receiving BPDUs, it transitions to a Forwarding state causing spanning tree loops in the network. You can enable loop guard on a port that transitions to the Loop-Inconsistent state until it receives BPDUs using the spanning-tree guard loop command. After BPDUs are received, the port moves out of the Loop-Inconsistent (or blocking) state and transitions to an appropriate state determined by STP. Enabling loop guard on a per port basis enables it on all VLANs configured on the port. If you disable loop guard on a port, it is moved to the Listening state. If you enable BPDU filter and BPDU guard on the same port, the BPDU filter configuration takes precedence. Root guard and loop guard are mutually exclusive. Configuring one overwrites the other from the active configuration. • Enable spanning-tree BPDU filter in INTERFACE mode. Use the spanning-tree bpdufilter disable command to disable the BPDU filter on the interface. spanning-tree bpdufilter enable • Enable spanning-tree BPDU guard in INTERFACE mode. spanning-tree bpduguard enable - Use the shutdown command to shut down the port channel interface, all member ports that are disabled in the hardware. - Use the spanning-tree bpduguard disable command to add a physical port to a port-channel already in the Error Disable state, the new member port is also disabled in the hardware. • Set the guard types to avoid loops in INTERFACE mode. spanning-tree guard {loop | root | none} Layer 2 241