Dell X1000 Networking X-Series Switches User Guide - Page 188

FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Dell Astute\User Guide\Dell_Astute_Network_Admin_STP.fm The default path costs assigned to an interface vary according to the selected method: Interface LAG 1000 Mbps 100 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Gb Long Cost 20,000 20,000 200,000 2,000,000 20,000 Short Cost 4 4 19 100 2 Bridge Settings - Priority (0-61440 in steps of 4096) - Enter the bridge priority value. When switches or bridges are running STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the device with the lowest priority value becomes the Root Bridge. The default value is 32768. The port priority value is provided in increments of 4096. For example, 4096, 8192, 12288, etc. - Hello Time (1-10) - Check to use the device Hello Time, which is the interval of time in seconds that a root bridge waits between configuration messages. Enter a value. - Max Age (6-40) - Check to use device Maximum Age Time, which is the time interval in seconds that a bridge waits before sending configuration messages. Enter a value. - Forward Delay (4-30) - Check to use device forward delay time, which is the interval of time in seconds that a bridge remains in a listening and learning state before forwarding packets. Enter a value. Designated Root - Displays the following: - Bridge ID - The bridge priority and MAC address. - Root Bridge ID - The root bridge priority and MAC address. - Root Port - The port number that offers the lowest cost path from this bridge to the Root Bridge. This is significant when the Bridge is not the Root. - Root Path Cost - The cost of the path from this bridge to the root. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - PRELIMINARY 8/9/16 - FOR PROOF ONLY 188 Network Administration: Spanning Tree and LAG