Administrator Guide

Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Related
Commands
protocol spanning-tree rstp — enters SPANNING TREE mode on the switch.
forward-delay
Configure the amount of time the interface waits in the Listening State and the Learning State before transitioning to the
Forwarding State.
C9000 Series
Syntax
forward-delay seconds
To return to the default setting, use the no forward-delay command.
Parameters
seconds Enter the number of seconds that the system waits before transitioning RSTP to
the forwarding state. The range is from 4 to 30. The default is 15 seconds.
Defaults 15 seconds
Command Modes CONFIGURATION RSTP (conf-rstp)
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Related
Commands
hello-time — changes the time interval between BPDUs.
max-age — changes the wait time before RSTP refreshes the protocol configuration information.
1458 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)