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Rapid PVST+ Interoperation with 802.1s MST 58
Configuring Rapid PVST+ 58
Enabling Rapid PVST+ 58
Enabling Rapid PVST+ per VLAN 59
Configuring the Root Bridge ID 60
Configuring a Secondary Root Bridge 61
Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Port Priority 62
Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Path-Cost Method and Port Cost 63
Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Bridge Priority of a VLAN 63
Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Hello Time for a VLAN 64
Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Forward Delay Time for a VLAN 65
Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Maximum Age Time for a VLAN 65
Specifying the Link Type 65
Restarting the Protocol 66
Verifying the Rapid PVST+ Configuration 66
CHAPTER 6 Configuring Multiple Spanning Tree 69
Information About MST 69
MST Overview 69
MST Regions 70
MST BPDUs 70
MST Configuration Information 71
IST, CIST, and CST 71
IST, CIST, and CST Overview 71
Spanning Tree Operation Within an MST Region 72
Spanning Tree Operations Between MST Regions 72
MST Terminology 73
Hop Count 74
Boundary Ports 74
Spanning-Tree Dispute Mechanism 75
Port Cost and Port Priority 76
Interoperability with IEEE 802.1D 76
Interoperability with Rapid PVST+: Understanding PVST Simulation 77
Configuring MST 77
MST Configuration Guidelines 77
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
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