Configuring Loop Guard
This example shows how to display BackboneFast statistics:
Console> (enable) show spantree summary
Summary of connected spanning tree ports by vlan
Uplinkfast disabled for bridge.
Backbonefast enabled for bridge.
Vlan
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Total
BackboneFast statistics
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Number of inferior BPDUs received (all VLANs)
Number of RLQ req PDUs received (all VLANs)
Number of RLQ res PDUs received (all VLANs)
Number of RLQ req PDUs transmitted (all VLANs) : 0
Number of RLQ res PDUs transmitted (all VLANs) : 0
Console> (enable)
Disabling BackboneFast
To disable BackboneFast on the switch, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1
Disable BackboneFast on the switch.
Step 2
Verify that BackboneFast is disabled.
This example shows how to disable BackboneFast on the switch and how to verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set spantree backbonefast disable
Backbonefast enabled for all VLANs
Console> (enable) show spantree backbonefast
Backbonefast is disabled.
Console> (enable)
Configuring Loop Guard
The following sections describe how to configure loop guard.
Enabling Loop Guard
Enter the set spantree guard command to enable the spanning tree loop guard feature on a per-port
basis. To set all the ports on the switch, use the set spantree mst global-defaults loop-guard command.
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Chapter 8
Configuring Spanning Tree PortFast, BPDU Guard, BPDU Filter, UplinkFast, BackboneFast, and Loop
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Blocking Listening Learning Forwarding STP Active
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Command
set spantree backbonefast disable
show spantree backbonefast
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