Spanning-Tree Uplinkfast - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

spanning-tree uplinkfast

To enable the UplinkFast feature, use the spanning-tree uplinkfast command. To disable UplinkFast,
use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
max-update-rate
packets_per_second
Defaults
The default settings are as follows:
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Command Modes
Global configuration mode
Command History Release
12.1(8a)EW
Usage Guidelines This command should be used only on access switches.
When UplinkFast is configured, the bridge priority is changed to 49,152 so that this switch will not be
selected as root. All interface path costs of all spanning-tree interfaces belonging to the specified
spanning-tree instances are also increased by 3000.
When spanning tree detects that the root interface has failed, the UplinkFast feature causes an immediate
switchover to an alternate root interface, transitioning the new root interface directly to the forwarding
state. During this time, a topology change notification is sent. To minimize the disruption caused by the
topology change, a multicast packet is sent to 01-00-0C-CD-CD-CD for each station address in the
forwarding bridge except for those associated with the old root interface.
Use the spanning-tree uplinkfast max-update-rate command to enable UplinkFast (if not already
enabled) and change the rate at which the update packets are sent. Use the no form of this command to
return the default rate of 150 packets per second.
Examples This example shows how to enable UplinkFast and set the maximum rate to 200 packets per second:
Switch(config)# spanning-tree uplinkfast
Switch(config)# spanning-tree uplinkfast max-update-rate 200
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spanning-tree uplinkfast [max-update-rate packets-per-second]
no spanning-tree uplinkfast [max-update-rate]
(Optional) Specifies the maximum rate (in packets per second) at which update
packets are sent; valid values are from 0 to 65535.
Disabled.
Maximum update rate is 150.
Modification
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.3.0SG and IOS 15.1(1)SG)
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