Configuring Mstp - HP procurve 8100fl series Management And Configuration Manual

Configuring MSTP

This section outlines the general steps for configuring MSTP operation in your
network, and assumes you have already planned and configured the VLANs
you want MSTP to use. The actual MSTP parameter descriptions are in the
following sections.
1. Configure MSTP global parameters. This step involves configuring the
following:
• Required parameters for MST region identity:
Region Name: spanning-tree config-name <name>
Region Revision Number: spanning-tree config-revision <revision>
• Optional MSTP parameter changes for region settings:
ProCurve recommends that you leave these parameters at their
default settings for most networks. Refer to the "Caution" on page
9-7.
– The maximum number of hops before the MSTP BPDU is dis­
carded (default: 20)
spanning-tree max-hops <hop-count>
– Force-Version operation
spanning-tree force-version <rstp-operation | stp compatible | mstp
operation>
– F orward Delay
spanning-tree forward-delay <fwd-delay>
– Hello Time (used if the switch operates as the root device.)
spanning-tree hello-time <hello_int>
– Maximum age to allow for STP packets before discarding
spanning-tree maximum-age <max_age>
– Device spanning-tree priority. Specifies the priority value used
along with the switch MAC address to determine which device is
root. The lowest priority value determines the root, with the MAC
address operating as tie-breaker.
spanning-tree priority <priority_multiplier>
Spanning-Tree Operation

Configuring MSTP

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