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Table 52 describes the Ports tab fields.
3 View the information and, if desired, change the information in the Ports tab
by entering information and using the pull-down menus.
Table 52 Ports tab fields
Field Description
Displays the unit and port number.
StgId Displays the STG ID number.
Priority Specifies the port priority
State Displays STP state of the port: Disabled, Blocking, Listening,
Learning, Forwarding.
EnableStp Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable STP on the
port: true is enabled, and false is disabled.
FastStart Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable Fast Start STP
on the port: true is enabled, and false is disabled.
PathCost Displays or enters the contribution of this port to the cost path
of the spanning tree root.
DesignatedRoot Displays MAC address of designated root of STP.
DesignatedCost Displays the path cost of the designated port of the segment
connected to this port.
DesignatedBridge Displays MAC address of designated bridge this port
considers designated bridge for this segment.
DesignatedPort Displays the port ID on the designated bridge for this port’s
segment.
ForwardTransitions Displays the number of times port transitioned from STP
Learning to Forwarding state.