Dell PowerConnect 5324 - Spanning-Tree Max-Age

264 Spanning-Tree Commands
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Syntax
spanning-tree hello-time seconds
no spanning-tree hello-time
• seconds —Time in seconds. (Range: 1 - 10)
Default Configuration
The default hello time for IEEE Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) is 2 seconds.
Command Modes
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
• When configuring the Hello-Time the following relationship should be kept:
– Max-Age >= 2*(Hello-Time + 1)
Example
The following example configures spanning-tree bridge hello time to 5 seconds.
spanning-tree max-age
The spanning-tree max-age Global Configuration mode command configures the spanning-tree
bridge maximum age. To reset the default maximum age, use the
no form of this command.
Syntax
spanning-tree max-age seconds
no spanning-tree max-age
• seconds -Time in seconds. (Range: 6 - 40)
Default Configuration
The default max-age for IEEE STP is 20 seconds.
Command Modes
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
• When configuring the Max-Age the following relationships should be kept:
– 2*(Forward-Time - 1) >= Max-Age
– Max-Age >= 2*(Hello-Time + 1)
Console(config)# spanning-tree hello-time 5