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Blocking — The LAG is blocked and cannot be used to forward traffic or learn MAC
addresses.
Listening — The LAG is in the listening mode and cannot forward traffic or learn MAC
addresses.
Learning — The LAG is in the learning mode and cannot forward traffic, but it can learn new
MAC addresses.
Forwarding — The LAG is currently in the forwarding mode, and it can forward traffic and
learn new MAC addresses.
Broken — The LAG is currently malfunctioning and cannot be used for forwarding traffic.
Path Cost (1-200000000) — Amount the LAG contributes to the root path cost. The path cost is
adjusted to a higher or lower value, and is used to forward traffic when a path being rerouted.
Default Path Cost — Indicates that the default path cost is assigned according to the method
selected on the Spanning Tree Global Settings page.
Priority (0-240) — Priority value of the LAG. The priority value influences the LAG choice when a
bridge has two looped ports. The priority value is between 0-240, in steps of 16.
Designated Bridge ID — Designated bridge ID.
Designated Port ID— Designated port ID.
Designated Cost — Cost of the port participating in the STP topology. Ports with a lower cost are
less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops.
Forward Transitions — Number of times the LAG State has changed from the Forwarding state to
Disabled.
Modifying the LAG STP Parameters
1
Open the STP LAG Settings page.
2
Select a LAG from the Select a LAG drop-down menu.
3
Modify the fields as desired.
4
Click Apply Changes.
The STP LAG parameters are modified, and the device is updated.
Defining STP LAG Settings Using CLI Commands
The following table contains the CLI commands for defining STP LAG settings.
Table 7-17. STP LAG Settings CLI Commands
CLI Command
spanning-tree
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Description
Enables spanning tree.