HP BladeSystem bc2800 Embedded Web System User Guide for the HP BladeSystem PC - Page 126
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Configuring Spanning Tree ❏ Role - Indicates the port role assigned by the STP algorithm to provide to STP paths. The possible field values are: ◆ Root - Provides the lowest cost path to forward packets to the root device. ◆ Designated - Indicates the port or LAG through which the designated device is attached to the LAN. ◆ Alternate - Provides an alternate path to the root device from the root interface. ◆ Backup - Provides a backup path to the designated port path toward the Spanning Tree leaves. Backup ports occur only when two ports are connected in a loop by a point-to-point link or when a LAN has two or more connections to a shared segment. ◆ Disabled - Indicates the port is not participating in the Spanning Tree. ❏ Mode - Indicates the STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device. The possible field values are: ◆ Classic STP - Classic STP is enabled on the device. This is the default value. ◆ Rapid STP - Rapid STP is enabled on the device. ◆ Multiple STP - Multiple STP is enabled on the device. ❏ Interface Priority - Defines the interface priority for the specified instance. The default value is 128. ❏ Path Cost - Indicates the port contribution to the Spanning Tree instance. The range should always be 1-200,000,000. ❏ Designated Bridge ID - Displays the ID of the bridge that connects the link or shared LAN to the root. ❏ Designated Port ID - Displays the ID of the port on the designated bridge that connects the link or the shared LAN to the root. ❏ Designated Cost - Indicates that the default path cost is assigned according to the method selected on the Spanning Tree Global Settings. ❏ Forward Transitions - Indicates the number of times the LAG State has changed from a Forwarding state to a Blocking state. ❏ Remain Hops - Indicates the hops remaining to the next destination. 9-14 www.hp.com Embedded Web System User Guide