Configuring mstp interface settings – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol

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Configuring MSTP Interface Settings

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to

configure MSTP settings for the switch.

Command

Purpose

configure

Enter global configuration mode.

interface

interface

Enter interface configuration mode for the specified

interface. The

interface variable includes the interface type

and number, for example gigabitethernet 1/0/3 or port-

channel 4.
You can also specify a range of interfaces with the interface

range command, for example, interface range gigabitethernet

1/0/8-12 configures interfaces 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. The range

keyword is also valid for LAGs (port channels).

spanning-tree mst 0

external-cost

cost

Set the external cost for the common spanning tree. (Range:

0–200000000)

spanning-tree mst

instance-id cost cost

Configure the path cost for MST calculations. If a loop

occurs, the spanning tree considers path cost when selecting

an interface to put in the forwarding state.

instance-ID — ID of the spanning -tree instance. (Range: 1-

4094)

cost — The port path cost. (Range: 0–200,000,000)

spanning-tree mst

instance-id port-

priority

priority

Specify the priority of the port.
The priority value is used to determine which ports are put in

the forwarding state and which ports are put in the blocking

state. A port with a lower priority value is more likely to be put

into a forwarding state.

instance-ID — ID of the spanning-tree instance. (Range: 1-

4094)

priority — The port priority. (Range: 0–240 in multiples of

16)

CTRL + Z

Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.

show spanning-tree

interface instance

instance-id

View MST configuration information for the specified port or

LAG (port channel) and instance.

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