HP A5830 Configuration Manual page 91

Step...
port group
view
3. Enable the root guard function for the
ports
Enabling loop guard
A device that keeps receiving BPDUs from the upstream device can maintain the state of the root port and
blocked ports. However, link congestion or unidirectional link failures can cause these ports to fail to
receive BPDUs from the upstream devices. The device will reselect the port roles: Those ports in
forwarding state that failed to receive upstream BPDUs will become designated ports, and the blocked
ports will transition to the forwarding state, resulting in loops in the switched network. The loop guard
function can suppress the occurrence of such loops.
The initial state of a loop guard-enabled port is discarding in every MSTI. When the port receives BPDUs,
its state transitions normally. Otherwise, it stays in the discarding state to prevent temporary loops.
Configure loop guard on the root port and alternate ports of a device.
Do not enable loop guard on a port that connects user terminals. Otherwise, the port will stay in the
discarding state in all MSTIs because it cannot receive BPDUs.
You cannot configure edge port settings and loop guard, or configure root guard and loop guard on a
port at the same time.
To enable loop guard:
Step...
1. Enter system view
2. Enter
interface
view or
port group
view
3. Enable the loop guard function for the ports
Enabling TC-BPDU guard
HP recommends that you not disable this feature.
When a switch receives topology change (TC) BPDUs (the BPDUs that notify devices of topology
changes), the switch flushes its forwarding address entries. If someone forges TC-BPDUs to attack the
switch, the switch will receive a large number of TC-BPDUs within a short time and be busy with
forwarding address entry flushing. This affects network stability.
With the TC-BPDU guard function, set the maximum number of immediate forwarding address entry
flushes that the device can perform every a specified period of time (10 seconds). For TC-BPDUs received
in excess of the limit, the device performs a forwarding address entry flush when the time period expires.
This prevents frequent flushing of forwarding address entries.
Enter port group view
Enter Layer 2 Ethernet
interface view or Layer 2
aggregate interface view
Enter port group view
Command...
port-group manual port-
group-name
stp root-protection
Command...
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
port-group manual port-
group-name
stp loop-protection
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Remarks
Required
Disabled by default
Remarks
—
Required
Use either command
Required
Disabled by default