Cabletron Systems ESXMIM - Manual (Page 52)

Chapter 8: The Bridge Setup Screen
Page 8-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide
8.1 BRIDGE SETUP SCREEN FIELDS
The following list describes each of the Bridge Setup screen fields:
Spanning Tree Protocol
Use this field to select a spanning tree protocol. Possible selections for
this field are IEEE 802.1, DEC, or NONE.
Bridge Port Admin Status
Use this field to enable or disable individual ESXMIM bridge ports.
Possible selections for this field are ENABLED or DISABLED.
Bridge Port Pair Admin Status
Use this field to enable or disable bridging between bridge port pairs. For
example, you can enable Port 1 to bridge traffic to all ports except Port 2.
Bridge_Port XX
Use this command field to select the ESXMIM bridge port you want to
configure.
8.2 SELECTING A SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL
To select the Spanning Tree protocol to be used by the bridge, perform the
following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SPANNING TREE
PROTOCOL field.
2. Press SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select [IEEE 802.1], [DEC], or
[NONE].
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command field.
4. Press ENTER. The Event Message field at the top of the screen
displays “SAVED OK”.