1-18 
 
z  MSTP-enabled switches are in the same region only when they have the same format selector (a 
802.1s-defined protocol selector, which is 0 by default and cannot be configured), MST region 
name, VLAN-to-instance mapping table, and revision level.  
z  The 3Com switches 4210 support only the MST region name, VLAN-to-instance mapping table, 
and revision level. Switches with the settings of these parameters being the same are assigned to 
the same MST region.  
 
Configuration example 
# Configure an MST region named info, the MSTP revision level being level 1, VLAN 2 through VLAN 
10 being mapped to MSTI 1, and VLAN 20 through VLAN 30 being mapped to MSTI 2. 
<Sysname> system-view 
[Sysname] stp region-configuration 
[Sysname-mst-region] region-name info 
[Sysname-mst-region] instance 1 vlan 2 to 10 
[Sysname-mst-region] instance 2 vlan 20 to 30 
[Sysname-mst-region] revision-level 1 
[Sysname-mst-region] active region-configuration 
# Verify the above configuration. 
[Sysname-mst-region] check region-configuration 
Admin configuration 
   Format selector    :0 
   Region name        :info 
   Revision level     :1 
 
   Instance   Vlans Mapped 
      0       1, 11 to 19, 31 to 4094 
      1       2 to 10 
      2       20 to 30 
Specifying the Current Switch as a Root Bridge/Secondary Root Bridge 
MSTP can automatically choose a switch as a root bridge through calculation. You can also manually 
specify the current switch as a root bridge by using the corresponding commands. 
Specify the current switch as the root bridge of a spanning tree 
Follow these steps to specify the current switch as the root bridge of a spanning tree: 
To do...  Use the command...  Remarks 
Enter system view 
system-view 
— 
Specify the current switch as 
the root bridge of a spanning 
tree 
stp [ instance instance-id ] root primary 
[ bridge-diameter bridgenumber [ hello-time 
centi-seconds ] ] 
Required