HP ProCurve 5300xl Series Management Manual page 206

Spanning-Tree Operation
802.1D Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP)
Figure 6-20. Example of STP Port Status with Two Redundant STP Links
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Figure 6-19. Example of STP Status with Trk1 (Trunk 1) as the Path to the STP Root
Device
2. Press (for
[S] Show ports
Indicates which uplink is the
active path to the STP root device.
Note: A switch using fast-uplink
STP must never be the STP root
device.
) to display the status of individual ports.
Redundant
STP Link in
(Fast) Uplink
Mode
Links to PC or
Workstation
End Nodes
Redundant
STP Link in
(Fast) Uplink
Mode