Spanning-Tree Mst Max-Age - Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Command Reference Manual

Layer 2 Commands

spanning-tree mst max-age

To set the interval between messages that the spanning tree receives from the root switch, use the spanning-tree
mst max-age command in global configuration mode. To return to the default settings, use the no form of
this command.
spanning-tree mst max-age seconds
no spanning-tree mst max-age
Syntax Description
seconds
Command Default
The default is 20.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Release
Cisco IOS 15.0(2)EX
Examples This example shows how to set the max-age timer to 40 seconds:
Switch(config)# spanning-tree mst max-age 40
Related Commands
Command
show spanning-tree
spanning-tree mst forward-time
spanning-tree mst hello-time
spanning-tree mst max-hops
OL-29043 -01
Interval, in seconds, between messages the spanning tree receives from the root
switch. The range is 6 to 40.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Displays spanning-tree information.
Sets the forward-delay time for MST instances.
Sets the interval between hello BPDUs sent by the root switch.
Specifies the number of hops allowed before a BDPU is
discarded.
Catalyst 2960-X Switch Layer 2 Command Reference, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX
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