Spanning-Tree Hello-Time; Spanning-Tree Max-Age - Dell PowerConnect 3424 Cli Reference Manual

Example
The following example configures the spanning tree bridge forwarding time to 25 seconds.
Console(config)# spanning-tree forward-time 25

spanning-tree hello-time

The spanning-tree hello-time Global Configuration mode command configures the spanning
tree bridge hello time, which is how often the device broadcasts Spanning Tree BPDUs to other
devices.To return to the default configuration, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
spanning-tree hello-time seconds
no spanning-tree hello-time
• seconds — Time in seconds. (Range: 1 - 10)
Default Configuration
The default hello time for IEEE Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is 2 seconds.
Command Modes
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
• When configuring the hello time, the following relationship should be kept:
– Max-Age >= 2*(Hello-Time + 1)
Example
The following example configures spanning tree bridge hello time to 5 seconds.
Console(config)# spanning-tree hello-time 5

spanning-tree max-age

The spanning-tree max-age Global Configuration mode command configures the spanning tree
bridge maximum age. To return to the default configuration, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
spanning-tree max-age seconds
no spanning-tree max-age
• seconds — Time in seconds. (Range: 6 - 40)
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