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3. Select the target switch, VLAN, or port from the Target Context list. Target contexts and
4. Select the type of spanning tree protocol from the Spanning Tree list.
5. Select the Enable check box if you want to enable the protocol you selected.
6. Enter a value in the Priority field to identify the root bridge in a spanning tree (instance of STP).
7.
8. Enter the number of seconds a root bridge waits before it sends the next BPDU in the Hello
9. Enter the number of seconds a bridge waits for a hello packet from the root bridge before
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STP Configuration dialog box
spanning tree options at the product, VLAN, or port level are listed in
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Spanning tree configuration matrix
Target context
IOS VLAN
IOS Port
FOS Product
FOS VLAN
FOS Port
NOS Product
NOS VLAN
NOS Port
The bridge with the lowest value has the highest priority and is the root. A higher numerical
value means a lower priority; thus, the highest priority is 0. The values range from 0 through
61440 for a Fabric OS device; the default is 32768. The values range from 0 through 65535
for an IronWare device; the default is 32768.
Enter the number of seconds a bridge waits (the listen and learn period) before it begins to
forward data packets in the Forward Delay field. The values range from 4 through 30 seconds.
The default is 15 seconds.
Time field. The values range from 1 through 10 seconds. The default is 2 seconds.
initiating a topology change in the Max. Age field. The values range from 6 through 40 seconds.
The default is 20 seconds.
Spanning Tree Protocol configuration
STP type
STP, RSTP
STP, RSTP
STP, RSTP, MSTP
MSTP
STP, RSTP, MSTP
STP, RSTP, MSTP
MSTP
STP, RSTP, MSTP
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Table 76.
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