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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
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Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
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Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
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Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)
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You cannot enable root guard and loop guard at the same time on an STP port. For example, if you configure loop guard on a port
on which root guard is already configured, the following error message is displayed: % Error: RootGuard is
configured. Cannot configure LoopGuard.
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Enabling Portfast BPDU guard and loop guard at the same time on a port results in a port that remains in a blocking state and
prevents traffic from flowing through it. For example, when Portfast BPDU guard and loop guard are both configured:
– If a BPDU is received from a remote device, BPDU guard places the port in an Err-Disabled Blocking state and no traffic is
forwarded on the port.
– If no BPDU is received from a remote device, loop guard places the port in a Loop-Inconsistent Blocking state and no traffic
is forwarded on the port.
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When used in a PVST+ network, STP loop guard is performed per-port or per-port channel at a VLAN level. If no BPDUs are
received on a VLAN interface, the port or port-channel transitions to a Loop-Inconsistent (Blocking) state only for this VLAN.
To enable a loop guard on an STP-enabled port or port-channel interface, use the following command.
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Enable loop guard on a port or port-channel interface.
INTERFACE mode or INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
spanning-tree {0 | mstp | rstp | pvst} loopguard
– 0: enables loop guard on an STP-enabled port assigned to instance 0.
– mstp: enables loop guard on an MSTP-enabled port.
– rstp: enables loop guard on an RSTP-enabled port.
– pvst: enables loop guard on a PVST-enabled port.
To disable STP loop guard on a port or port-channel interface, use the no spanning-tree 0 loopguard command in an
INTERFACE configuration mode.
To verify the STP loop guard configuration on a port or port-channel interface, use the show spanning-tree 0 guard
[interface interface] command in a global configuration mode.
Displaying STP Guard Configuration
To display the STP guard configuration, use the following command.
The following example shows an STP network (instance 0) in which:
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Root guard is enabled on a port that is in a root-inconsistent state.
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Loop guard is enabled on a port that is in a listening state.
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BPDU guard is enabled on a port that is shut down (Error Disabled state) after receiving a BPDU.
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Verify the STP guard configured on port or port-channel interfaces.
show spanning-tree 0 guard [interface interface]
Example of Viewing STP Guard Configuration
Dell#show spanning-tree 0 guard
Interface
Name
Instance Sts
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Te 1/1
0
INCON(Root)
Te 1/2
0
LIS
Te 1/3
0
EDS (Shut)
Guard type
Rootguard
Loopguard
Bpduguard
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
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