Dell PowerConnect 5212 System User's Manual page 50

Console(config)#spanning-tree max-age 20
Console(config)#spanning-tree priority 40000
Advanced Bridge Settings
From the Advanced Bridge Settings page, under Attributes, you can configure the following parameters:
Path Cost Method — The path cost is used to determine the best path between devices. The path cost method is used to determine the range of
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values that can be assigned to each interface.
Long: Specifies 32-bit based values that range from 1-200,000,000.
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Short: Specifies 16-bit based values that range from 1-65535. (This is the default.)
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Transmission Limit — The maximum transmission rate for BPDUs is specified by setting the minimum interval between the transmission of consecutive
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protocol messages. (Range: 1-10; Default: 3)
To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.
CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Spanning Tree/Advanced Bridge Settings page.
Command
spanning-tree pathcost method {long | short} Configures the path cost method used for Rapid Spanning Tree.
spanning-tree transmission-limit count
Example
Console(config)#spanning-tree pathcost method long
Console(config)#spanning-tree transmission-limit 4
Usage
Use the no form to restore the default.
Sets the minimum interval between the transmission of consecutive RSTP BPDUs.
Use the no form to restore the default.