Dell PowerConnect 5324 User Manual

242 Configuring Device Information
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Last Topology Change — The amount of time that has elapsed since the bridge was initialized or
reset, and the last topographic change occurred. The time is displayed in a day hour minute second
format, for example, hour minutes and seconds.
Defining STP Global Parameters
1 Open the STP Global Settings page.
2 Select the port that needs to be enabled from the Select a Port drop-down menu.
3 Select Enable in the Spanning Tree State field.
4 Select the STP mode in the STP Operation Mode field, and define the bridge settings.
5 Click Apply Changes .
STP is enabled on the device.
Modifying STP Global Parameters
1 Open the STP Global Settings page.
2 Define the fields in the dialog.
3 Click Apply Changes .
The STP parameters are modified, and the device is updated.
Defining STP Global Parameters Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for defining STP global parameters
as displayed in the
STP Global Settings page.
Table 7-60. STP Global Parameter CLI Commands
CLI Command Description
spanning-tree Enables spanning tree functionality.
spanning-tree mode {stp | rstp} Configures the spanning tree protocol.
spanning-tree priority priority Configures the spanning tree priority.
spanning-tree hello-time seconds Configures the spanning tree bridge Hello
Time, which is how often the
device
broadcasts Hello messages to other
switches.
spanning-tree max-age seconds Configures the spanning tree bridge
maximum age.
spanning-tree forward-time
seconds
Configures the spanning tree bridge
forward time, which is the amount of time
a port remains in the listening and learning
states before entering the forwarding state.

Dell PowerConnect 5324 Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
VLAN Support	Yes
Rack Mountable	Yes
Device Type	Switch
MAC Address Table Size	8K entries
RAM	64 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Power Device	Internal power supply
Voltage Required	AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Ports	24 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x SFP
Management	Web-based, SNMP, CLI
Enclosure Type	Rack-mountable
Routing Protocol	Static IP routing
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP 1, 2, 3
Features	Flow control, auto-negotiation, port mirroring, Quality of Service (QoS)
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x
Operating Temperature	0 °C to 45 °C
Storage Temperature	-20 °C to 70 °C
Humidity	5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Layer	Layer 2