Dell PowerConnect 8132 - Page 650

650 Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol
2 Set the STP operational mode to MSTP.
console(config)#spanning-tree mode mst
3
Create MST instance 10 and associate it to VLAN 10.
console(config)#spanning-tree mst configuration
console(config-mst)#instance 10 add vlan 10
4
Create MST instances 20 and associate it to VLAN 20.
console(config-mst)#instance 20 add vlan 20
5
Change the region name so that all the bridges that want to be part of the
same region can form the region.
console(config-mst)#name dell
console(config-mst)#exit
6
(Switch A only) Configure Switch A to be the root bridge of the spanning
tree (CIST Regional Root) by configuring a higher root bridge priority.
console(config)#spanning-tree priority 8192
7
(Switch A only) Make Switch A the Regional Root for MSTI 1 by
configuring a higher priority for MST ID 10.
console(config)#spanning-tree mst 10 priority
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(Switch A only) Change the priority of MST ID 20 to ensure Switch C is
the Regional Root bridge for this MSTI.
console(config)#spanning-tree mst 20 priority
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console(config)#spanning-tree priority 8192
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(Switch C only) Change the priority of port 1 to force it to be the root port
for MST 20.
console(config)#interface te1/0/1
console(config-if-Te1/0/1)#spanning-tree mst 20
port-priority 64
console(config-if-Te1/0/1)#exit