Dell PowerConnect 3524P User Manual page 335

The following is an example of the CLI commands:
console> enable
console# configure
Console(config)# interface ethernet 1/e1
Console(config-if)# spanning-tree disable
Console(config-if)# spanning-tree cost 35000
Console(config-if)# spanning-tree port-priority 96
Console(config-if)# spanning-tree portfast
Console(config-if)# exit
Console(config)# exit
Console# show spanning-tree ethernet 1/e15
Port 1/e15 enabled
State: forwarding
Port id: 128.15
Type: P2p (configured: Auto) Internal Port Fast: No (configured: No)
Designated bridge Priority : 32768 Address: 00:00:00:16:00:64
Designated port id: 128.15
Guard root: Disabled
Number of transitions to forwarding state: 2
BPDU: sent 483, received 1037
console# show spanning-tree ethernet 1/e15 instance 12
Port 1/e15 enabled
State: discarding
Port id: 128.15
Type: P2p (configured: Auto) Internal Port Fast: No (configured:
No)
Designated bridge Priority : 32768 Address: 00:00:b0:07:07:49
Designated port id: 128.11
Guard root: Disabled
Number of transitions to forwarding state: 3
BPDU: sent 482, received 1035
Role: designated
Port cost: 19
Designated path cost: 4
Role: alternate
Port cost: 19
Designated path cost: 0
Configuring Switch Information
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