Activate Protocol Migration —Activates protocol migration. Protocol migration allows protocols to renegotiate with neighboring switches by testing the

ports to see if they can migrate to RSTP. The possible field values are:

Checked—Activates protocol migration.

Unchecked—Disables protocol migration.

Enabling Rapid STP:

1. Open the Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) page.

2. Define the Point-to-Point Admin, Protocol Operation, and Activate Protocol Migration fields.

3. Click Apply Changes. The RSTP is enabled, and the device is updated.

Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) Table

Defining Rapid STP Parameters Using CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for defining RSTP parameters as displayed in the Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) page.

CLI Command

spanning-tree link-type {point-to-point |

shared}

spanning tree mode {stp |rstp}

clear spanning-tree detected-protocols

show spanning-tree [ethernet interface | port-

channel port-channel-number]

The following is an example of the CLI commands:

Console(config)# interface ethernet 1/e5

Console(config-if)# spanning-tree link-type shared

Configuring VLANs

VLANs are logical subgroups of a Local Area Network (LAN) created by software rather than by defining a hardware solution. VLANs combine user stations and

network devices into a single domain regardless of the physical LAN segment to which they are attached. VLANs allow network traffic to flow more efficiently

within subgroups. VLANs managed through software reduce the amount of time in which network changes are implemented.

Description

Overrides the default link-type setting, which is determined by the port duplex mode, and enables the

Rapid Spanning-Tree Protocol (RSTP) transitions to the forwarding state.

Configures the RSTP currently running.

Restarts the protocol migration process.

Displays RSTP configuration.

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