Stp Root Guard; Root Guard Scenario - Dell Force10 C150 Configuration Manual

To change the bridge priority or specify that a bridge is the root or secondary root:
Task
Assign a number as the bridge priority or designate it as the
root or secondary root.
range: 0 to 65535. The lower the number
priority-value
assigned, the more likely this bridge will become the root
bridge. The default is 32768.
• The primary option specifies a bridge priority of 8192.
• The secondary option specifies a bridge priority of 16384.
View only the root information using the
privilege mode.
Figure 52-9. show spanning-tree root Command Example
FTOS#show spanning-tree 0 root
FTOS#

STP Root Guard

STP Root Guard
Use the STP Root Guard feature in a Layer 2 network to avoid bridging loops. In STP, the switch in the
network with the lowest priority (as determined by STP or set with the
as the root bridge. If two switches have the same priority, the switch with the lower MAC address is
selected as the root. All other switches in the network use the root bridge as the reference used to calculate
the shortest forwarding path.
Because any switch in an STP network with a lower priority can become the root bridge, the forwarding
topology may not be stable. The location of the root bridge can change, resulting in unpredictable network
behavior. The STP root guard feature ensures that the position of the root bridge does not change.

Root Guard Scenario

For example, in
Switch C functions as an access switch connected to an external device. The link between Switch C and
Switch B is in a blocking state. The flow of STP BPDUs is shown in the illustration.
1060 | Spanning Tree Protocol
Root ID Priority 32768, Address 0001.e80d.2462
We are the root of the spanning tree
Root Bridge hello time 2, max age 20, forward delay 15
is supported only on platforms:
Figure 52-10 (STP topology 1 upper left) Switch A is the root bridge in the network core.
Command Syntax
{
bridge-priority
|
primary secondary
show spanning-tree root
command (see
c e s
Command Mode
|
PROTOCOL
priority-value
}
SPANNING TREE
Figure 52-9) from EXEC
bridge-priority
command) is selected