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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring the Switch Priority 17-21
Configuring the Hello Time 17-22
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time 17-23
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time 17-23
Configuring the Maximum-Hop Count 17-24
Specifying the Link Type to Ensure Rapid Transitions 17-24
Designating the Neighbor Type 17-25
Restarting the Protocol Migration Process 17-25
Displaying the MST Configuration and Status 17-26
CHAPTER
18 Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features 18-1
Understanding Optional Spanning-Tree Features 18-1
Understanding Port Fast 18-2
Understanding BPDU Guard 18-2
Understanding BPDU Filtering 18-3
Understanding UplinkFast 18-3
Understanding BackboneFast 18-5
Understanding EtherChannel Guard 18-7
Understanding Root Guard 18-8
Understanding Loop Guard 18-9
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features 18-9
Default Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration 18-9
Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines 18-10
Enabling Port Fast 18-10
Enabling BPDU Guard 18-11
Enabling BPDU Filtering 18-12
Enabling UplinkFast for Use with Redundant Links 18-13
Enabling BackboneFast 18-13
Enabling EtherChannel Guard 18-14
Enabling Root Guard 18-15
Enabling Loop Guard 18-15
Displaying the Spanning-Tree Status 18-16
CHAPTER
19 Configuring Flex Links and the MAC Address-Table Move Update Feature 19-1
Understanding Flex Links and the MAC Address-Table Move Update 19-1
Flex Links 19-1
VLAN Flex Link Load Balancing and Support 19-2