Max-Age - Dell 8 Command Reference Manual

max-age

Sets the interval time in seconds between messages that the spanning tree receives from the
interface.
Synopsis max-age seconds
no max-age
Operands seconds
Defaults The default is 20 seconds.
Command Protocol Spanning Tree mode
Modes
Description Use this command to control the maximum length of time that passes before an interface saves its
configuration Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) information. Use the no max-age command to
return to the default configuration.
Usage When configuring the maximum age, the max-age setting must be greater than the hello-time
Guidelines setting. The following relationship should be kept:
2*(forward-delay - 1)>=max-age>=2*(hello-time + 1)
Examples To configure the maximum-age to 10 seconds:
See Also hello-time, forward delay
Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference
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Configures the Spanning tree Protocol interface maximum-age. The range of
valid values is 6-40.
switch(conf-rstp)#max-age 10
11
max-age
167