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STP feature configuration
The STP information is shown in bold type in this example.
Syntax: show interfaces [ethernet <port>] | [loopback <num>] | [slot <slot-num>] | [ve <num>] |
[brief]
Specify the port variable in one of the following formats:
• FWS, FCX, and ICX stackable switches – stack-unit/slotnum/portnum
• FSX 800 and FSX 1600 chassis devices – slotnum/portnum
• ICX devices – slotnum/portnum
• FESX compact switches – portnum
You also can display the STP states of all ports by entering the show interface brief command such
as the following, which uses the brief parameter.
In the example above, only one port, 3/11, is forwarding traffic toward the root bridge.
STP feature configuration
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) features extend the operation of standard STP, enabling you to fine-
tune standard STP and avoid some of its limitations.
This section describes how to configure these parameters on Brocade Layer 3 Switches using the
CLI.
Fast port span
When STP is running on a device, message forwarding is delayed during the spanning tree
recalculation period following a topology change. The STP forward delay parameter specifies the
period of time a bridge waits before forwarding data packets. The forward delay controls the
listening and learning periods of STP reconvergence. You can configure the forward delay to a
value from 4 – 30 seconds. The default is 15 seconds. Thus, using the standard forward delay,
convergence requires 30 seconds (15 seconds for listening and an additional 15 seconds for
learning) when the default value is used.
Brocade#show interface brief
Port Link State Dupl Speed Trunk Tag Priori MAC Name
1/1 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb00
1/2 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb01
1/3 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb02
1/4 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb03
1/5 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb04
1/6 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb05
1/7 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb06
1/8 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb07
.
. some rows omitted for brevity
.
3/10 Down None None None None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb4a
3/11 Up Forward Full 100M None No level0 00e0.52a9.bb49