Cisco-Interoperability - Dell 8 Command Reference Manual

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cisco-interoperability

cisco-interoperability
Configures the switch to interoperate with some legacy Cisco switches.
Synopsis cisco-interoperability [disable| enable]
Operands disable
enable
Defaults Cisco interoperability is disabled.
Command Protocol Spanning Tree MSTP mode
Modes
Description Use this command to enable or disable the switch to interoperate with some legacy Cisco switches.
For some switches, the MSTP field Version 3 Length does not adhere to the current standards.
Usage If Cisco interoperability is required on any switch in the network, then all switches in the network
Guidelines must be compatible, and therefore enabled using this command for interoperability with a Cisco
switch.
Examples To enable Cisco interoperability on a switch:
To disable Cisco interoperability on a switch:
See Also none
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Disables Cisco interoperability for the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
switch.
Enables Cisco interoperability for the MSTP switch.
switch#configure terminal
switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree mstp
switch(conf-mstp)#cisco-interoperability enable
switch#configure terminal
switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree mstp
switch(conf-mstp)#cisco-interoperability disable
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