Configuring Mst; Enabling Mst-Cli Version - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring MST Using Cisco NX-OS
Parameters
Maximum hop count
Link type

Configuring MST

Enabling MST—CLI Version
You can enable MST; Rapid PVST+ is the default.
You cannot simultaneously run MST and Rapid PVST+ on the same VDC.
When you change the spanning tree mode, traffic is disrupted because all spanning tree instances are
Note
stopped for the previous mode and started for the new mode.
Before You Begin
Ensure that you are in the correct VDC (or enter the switchto vdc command).
SUMMARY STEPS
1. config t
2. Enter one of the following commands:
3. exit
4. (Optional) show running-config spanning-tree all
5. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 config t
Example:
switch# config t
switch(config)#
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
Default
20 hops
Auto
The default link type is determined by the duplex, as
follows:
• Full duplex: point-to-point link
• Half duplex: shared link
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.

Configuring MST

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