Disabling The Spanning Tree On An Interface; Configure Terminal; Show Running-Config; Copy Running-Config Startup-Config - Cisco HWIC-4ESW - EtherSwitch HWIC Switch User Manual

Cisco HWIC-4ESW and HWIC-D-9ESW EtherSwitch Interface Cards
If a switch does not hear BPDUs from the root switch within a specified interval, it recomputes the
spanning-tree topology.
Follow the steps below to change the maximum-idle interval (maximum aging time).
SUMMARY STEPS
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DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Step 2

configure terminal

Example:
Router# configure terminal
Step 3
bridge bridge-group max-age seconds
Example:
Router(config)# bridge 100
forward-time 25
Step 4
end
Example:
Router(config)# end
Step 5

show running-config

Example:
Router# show running-config
Step 6

copy running-config startup-config

Example:
Router# copy running-config
startup-config

Disabling the Spanning Tree on an Interface

enable
configure terminal
bridge bridge-group max-age seconds
end
show running-config
copy running-config startup-config
Purpose

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

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Enter your password if prompted.

Enters global configuration mode.

Specifies the interval the switch waits to hear BPDUs from the root
switch.
For bridge-group, specify the bridge group number. The range is 1
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to 255.
For seconds, enter a number from 10 to 200. The default is 30
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seconds.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
(Optional) Verifies your entry.
(Optional) Saves your entry in the configuration file.
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