Administrator Guide

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
The commands in this chapter configure and monitor the IEEE 802.1d spanning tree protocol (STP).
Topics:
• bpdu-destination-mac-address
• bridge-priority
• debug spanning-tree
• description
• disable
• forward-delay
• hello-time
• max-age
• protocol spanning-tree
• show config
• show spanning-tree 0
• spanning-tree 0
bpdu-destination-mac-address
Use the Provider Bridge Group address in Spanning Tree or GVRP PDUs.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bpdu-destination-mac-address [stp | gvrp] provider-bridge-group
Parameters
xstp Force STP, RSTP, and MSTP to use the Provider Bridge Group address as the
destination MAC address in its BPDUs.
gvrp Forces GVRP to use the Provider Bridge GVRP Address as the destination MAC
address in its PDUs.
Defaults The destination MAC address for BPDUs is the Bridge Group Address.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
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.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and S-Series.
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