Configuring Spanning Tree
Defining Spanning Tree
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• Activate Protocol Migration — Click the
Activate
button to run a Protocol
Migration Test. The test identifies the STP mode of the interface connected to
the selected interface.
STEP 2 Define the relevant fields.
STEP 3 Click Apply. The Rapid Spanning Tree Settings are defined, and the device is
updated.
Modifying RTSP
STEP 1 Click Bridging > Spanning Tree > RSTP. The
RSTP Page
opens:
STEP 2 Click the Edit button. The
Edit Rapid Spanning Tree Page
opens:
Edit Rapid Spanning Tree Page
The
Edit Rapid Spanning Tree Page
contains the following fields:
• Interface — Specifies whether Rapid STP is enabled on a port or LAG.
• Role — Indicates the port role assigned by the STP algorithm in order to
provide to STP paths. The possible field values are:
-
Root
— Provides the lowest cost path to forward packets to root switch.
-
Designated
— Indicates that the port or LAG via which the designated
switch is attached to the LAN.
-
Alternate
— Provides an alternate path to the root switch from the root
interface.