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HP ProCurve 5308xl User Manual

HP ProCurve 5308xl
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6
Spanning-Tree Operation
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
The RSTP (802.1w) and STP (802.1D) Spanning Tree Options . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Configuring Rapid Reconfiguration Spanning Tree (RSTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
802.1D Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Menu: Configuring 802.1D STP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
CLI: Configuring 802.1D STP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
STP Fast Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Fast-Uplink Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Web: Enabling or Disabling STP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44
MSTP Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45
How MSTP Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50
Operating Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-52
Transitioning from STP or RSTP to MSTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53
Tips for Planning an MSTP Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54
Steps for Configuring MSTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55
Configuring MSTP Operation Mode and Global Parameters . . . . . . . 6-57
Configuring Basic Port Connectivity Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61
Configuring MST Instance Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63
Configuring MST Instance Per-Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66
Enabling or Disabling Spanning Tree Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69
Enabling an Entire MST Region at Once or Exchanging One
Region Configuration for Another
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69
Displaying MSTP Statistics and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-71
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
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