Forward-Delay - Dell Force10 Z9000 Reference Manual

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Related protocol spanning-tree rstp
Commands

forward-delay

Configure the amount of time the interface waits in the Listening State and the Learning State before transitioning to the
Forwarding State.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax forward-delay seconds
To return to the default setting, use the no forward-delay command.
Parameters
seconds
Defaults 15 seconds
Command Modes CONFIGURATION RSTP (conf-rstp)
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hello-time
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max-age
information.
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Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Introduced on the E-Series.
– enters SPANNING TREE mode on the switch.
Enter the number of seconds that FTOS waits before transitioning
RSTP to the forwarding state. The range is 4 to 30. The default is 15
seconds.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Introduced on the E-Series.
– changes the time interval between BPDUs.
– changes the wait time before RSTP refreshes the protocol configuration