Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

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FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Dell Plasma\User

Guide\Plasma_UGSwitching_STP.fm

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The default path costs assigned to an interface vary according to the

selected method:

Bridge Settings

Priority (0-61440 in steps of 4096) — Enter the bridge priority value.

When switches or bridges are running STP, each is assigned a priority.

After exchanging BPDUs, the device with the lowest priority value

becomes the Root Bridge. The default value is 32768. The port

priority value is provided in increments of 4096. For example, 4096,

8192, 12288, etc.

Hello Time (1-10) — Check to use the device Hello Time, which is

the interval of time in seconds that a root bridge waits between

configuration messages. Enter a value.

Max Age (6-40) — Check to use device Maximum Age Time, which is

the time interval in seconds that a bridge waits before sending

configuration messages. Enter a value.

Forward Delay (4-30) — Check to use device forward delay time,

which is the interval of time in seconds that a bridge remains in a

listening and learning state before forwarding packets. Enter a value.

Designated Root — Displays the following:

Bridge ID — The bridge priority and MAC address.

Root Bridge ID — The root bridge priority and MAC address.

Root Port — The port number that offers the lowest cost path from

this bridge to the Root Bridge. This is significant when the Bridge is

not the Root.

Root Path Cost — The cost of the path from this bridge to the root.

Topology Changes Counts — The total amount of STP state changes

that have occurred.

Interface

Long Cost

Short Cost

LAG

20,000

4

1000 Mbps

20,000

4

100 Mbps

200,000

19

10 Mbps

2,000,000

100

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