Instance - Motorola RFS7000 Reference Manual

13.1.5 instance

mst Config Commands
Associates VLAN(s) with an instance
Supported in the Following Platforms:
• WS5100
• RFS7000
• RFS6000
Syntax
instance <1-15> vlan <VLAN_ID>
Parameters
Usage Guidelines
MSTP works based on instances. An instance is a group of VLANs with a common
spanning tree. A single VLAN cannot be associated with multiple instances.
Switches with the same instance, VLAN mapping, revision number and region names
define a unique region. Switches in the same region exchange bridge protocol data units
(BPDUs) with instance record information within it.
Example
The efollowing example sets an instance named 10 and maps VLAN 20 to it:
RFSwitch(config-mst)#instance 10 vlan 20
RFSwitch(config-mst)#
<1-15>
Defines the instance ID to which the VLAN is associated
vlan
Sets the VLAN ID for its association with an instance
<VLAN_ID>
Spanning tree-mst Instance 13-7