Address Aging; Spanning Tree; Bridge Settings - Dell PowerConnect 5224 System User's Manual

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Address Table/Dynamic Addresses page.
Command
show bridge bridge-group [interface] [address [mask]] [vlan
vlan-id] [sort {address | vlan | interface}]
Example
Console#show bridge 1
Interface Mac Address Vlan Type
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Eth 1/11 00-10-b5-62-03-74 1 Learned
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Address Aging

In the Address Aging page, you can specify the length of time an address stays available to the switch if it is not configured as static.
The Aging Time option sets the time before an address is purged from the system. You can change this value to any number between 17 and 2184. (The
default is 300 seconds.)
To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.
CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Address Tabled/Address Aging page.
Command
bridge-group bridge-group aging-time seconds
Example
Console(config)#bridge-group 1 aging-time 300
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Spanning Tree

The Spanning Tree page contains links to pages that allow you to specify the parameters of the Spanning Tree Protocol:

Bridge Settings

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Port Settings
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Trunk Settings
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Bridge Settings
The Bridge Settings page contains the following information:
Bridge ID — Identifies a unique identifier for the switch in the Spanning Tree. The ID is calculated using the defined Spanning Tree priority of the switch
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and its MAC address. The lower the Bridge ID, the more likely the switch will act as the root.
Max Age — Specifies the maximum time (in seconds) that the switch waits before attempting to reconfigure (if it has not received a configuration
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message).
Hello Time — Specifies the time interval (in seconds) at which the root device transmits a configuration message.
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Usage
Allows you to view classes of entries in the
bridge-forwarding database
Usage
Sets the aging time for entries in the address table