Dashboard 31
Switch Spanning Tree Groups Information
To display the following form, select Layer 2 > Spanning Tree Groups (click the underlined text, not the folder).
The following table describes the Switch Spanning Tree Groups Information controls:
Table 15 Switch Spanning Tree Groups Information controls
Control Description
Search Range To search for a Spanning Tree Group, enter a range of group numbers in the From and To
fields.
Search Options To focus the search for a Spanning Tree Group, enter optional search parameters:
• Bridge Priority
• Spanning Tree State
Fields that have a value of “any” are ignored during the search.
Choose a search operation:
• or: Search for spanning tree groups specified in the search range that meet any of the
criteria entered.
• and: Search for spanning tree groups specified in the search range that meet all of the
criteria entered.
Click Search to display spanning tree groups that fit the range and meet the criteria entered.
Spanning Tree Group Displays the numeric identifier of the Spanning Tree Group.
State Shows if Spanning Tree is turned on or off for the port.
Bridge Priority Controls which bridge on the network will become the STP root bridge.
This command does not apply to MSTP.
Bridge Hello Time Specifies, in seconds, how often the root bridge transmits a configuration bridge protocol data
unit (BPDU). Any bridge that is not the root bridge uses the root bridge hello value.
This command does not apply to MSTP.