Dell PowerConnect 5212 System User's Manual page 52

CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Spanning Tree/Port Settings page.
Command
spanning-tree port-priority priority
spanning-tree cost cost
spanning-tree link-type {auto | point-to-point | shared} Configures the link type for the Rapid Spanning Tree.
spanning-tree edge-port
spanning-tree protocol-migration interface
Example
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree port-priority 128
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree cost 19
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree link-type auto
Usage
Configures the priority for the specified interface.
Use the no form to restore the default.
Configures the Spanning Tree path cost for the specified interface.
Use the no form to restore the default.
Use the no form to restore the default.
Specifies an interface as an edge port.
Use the no form to restore the default.
Rechecks the appropriate BPDU format to send on the selected interface.