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mst Config commands
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instance
Use this command to associate VLAN(s) with an instance.
Syntax
instance <1-15> vlan <VLAN_ID>
Parameters
Usage Guidelines
MSTP is based on instances. An instance is a group of VLAN’s with a common spanning tree. A
single VLAN cannot be associated with multiple instances.
Switches with same instance - VLAN mapping, revision number and region names creates a region.
Switches in the same region exchange bridge protocol data units (BPDU) with instance record
information.
Example
The example below creates an instance named 10 and maps VLAN 20 to it.
RFS7000(config-mst)#instance 10 vlan 20
RFS7000(config-mst)#
<1-15>
Defines the instance ID to which the VLAN is associated.
vlan <VLAN_ID>
Defines the VLAN ID for its association with an instance.