Compaq ProLiant Interconnect Switch - Manual (Page 57)

Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface
Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 3-21
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— Forward Delay—The forward delay can be from 4 to 30 seconds. This is the time
any port on the GbE Interconnect Switch spends in the listening state while moving
from the blocking state to the forwarding state.
— Priority—A priority for the GbE Interconnect Switch can be set from 0 to 65,535.
Zero indicates the highest priority. The priority number is used in the voting process
between switches on the network to determine which GbE Interconnect Switch will
be the Root GbE Interconnect Switch. A low number indicates a high priority, and a
high probability that this GbE Interconnect Switch will be elected as the Root GbE
Interconnect Switch.
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using
the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this
chapter.
Configuring Port Spanning Tree Settings
In addition to setting Spanning Tree parameters for use on the GbE Interconnect Switch level,
the GbE Interconnect Switch allows for the configuration of STP on individual ports.
To define individual ports:
1. Highlight Port Settings on the Configure Spanning Tree menu.
2. Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.
3. Toggle the View Ports field to the range of ports to be configured. The Fast Ethernet
ports displayed for configuration in groups of 12 and the optional 100Base-TX ports are
displayed together if a 2-port rather than a 1-port extension module is installed.
4. Type the port number or port range in the Configure Port field.
5. Toggle the STP Status field to Enabled or Disabled.
6. Type the Spanning Tree port cost in the Port Cost field.