Configuring The Hello Time - Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Configuration Manual

Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
Command or Action
Step 3
end
Example:
Switch(config-if)# end

Configuring the Hello Time

The hello time is the time interval between configuration messages generated and sent by the root switch.
This procedure is optional.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure hello time:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. spanning-tree vlan vlan-id hello-time seconds
2. end
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 spanning-tree vlan vlan-id hello-time
seconds
Example:
Switch(config)# spanning-tree vlan
20-24 hello-time 3
Step 2
end
Example:
Switch(config-if)# end
OL-29424-01
Purpose
Valid priority values are 4096, 8192, 12288, 16384, 20480, 24576,
28672, 32768, 36864, 40960, 45056, 49152, 53248, 57344, and 61440.
All other values are rejected.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Purpose
Configures the hello time of a VLAN. The hello time is the time interval
between configuration messages generated and sent by the root switch. These
messages mean that the switch is alive.
• For vlan-id, you can specify a single VLAN identified by VLAN ID
number, a range of VLANs separated by a hyphen, or a series of
VLANs separated by a comma. The range is 1 to 4094.
• For seconds, the range is 1 to 10; the default is 2.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Catalyst 2960-XR Switch Layer 2 Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX1
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