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NOTE:
With large configurations (especially those configurations with more ports) Dell Networking
recommends increasing the hello-time.
The range is from 1 to 10.
The default is 2 seconds.
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Change the max-age parameter.
PROTOCOL SPANNING TREE RSTP mode
max-age seconds
The range is from 6 to 40.
The default is 20 seconds.
To view the current values for global parameters, use the show spanning-tree rstp command from
EXEC privilege mode.
Enabling SNMP Traps for Root Elections and
Topology Changes
To enable SNMP traps, use the following command.
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Enable SNMP traps for RSTP, MSTP, and PVST+ collectively.
snmp-server enable traps xstp
Modifying Interface Parameters
On interfaces in Layer 2 mode, you can set the port cost and port priority values.
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Port cost — a value that is based on the interface type. The previous table lists the default values. The
greater the port cost, the less likely the port is selected to be a forwarding port.
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Port priority — influences the likelihood that a port is selected to be a forwarding port in case that
several ports have the same port cost.
To change the port cost or priority of an interface, use the following commands.
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Change the port cost of an interface.
INTERFACE mode
spanning-tree rstp cost cost
The range is from 0 to 65535.
The default is listed in the previous table.
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Change the port priority of an interface.
INTERFACE mode
spanning-tree rstp priority priority-value
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
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