Dell PowerConnect 5424 Command Line Interface Guide

350 Spanning-Tree Commands
spanning-tree max-age
The spanning-tree max-age Global Configuration mode command configures the spanning-tree bridge
maximum age. Use the no form of this command to reset the default maximum age.
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)
Example
The following example configures the spanning-tree bridge maximum-age to 10 seconds.
spanning-tree priority
The spanning-tree priority Global Configuration mode command configures the spanning-tree priority.
The priority value is used to determine which bridge is elected as the root bridge. Use the no form of this
command to reset the default spanning-tree priorit.
Syntax
• spanning-tree priority priority
• no spanning-tree priority
• priority — Priority of the bridge. (Range: 0 - 65535 in steps of 4096)
Default Configuration
The default bridge priority for IEEE STP is 32768.
Console(config)# spanning-tree max-age 10
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Dell PowerConnect 5424 Specifications

General

Ports	24 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	35.7 Mpps
VLAN Support	Yes
Rack Mountable	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
MAC Address Table Size	8K entries
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	16 MB
Voltage Required	100-240V AC
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Storage Temperature	-20°C to 70°C
Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Standards Compliance	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, RMON, Telnet
Features	QoS, VLAN, Link Aggregation