Setup Guide

forward-delay
Configure the amount of time the interface waits in the Listening State and the Learning State before transitioning to the
Forwarding State.
Syntax
forward-delay seconds
To return to the default setting, use the no forward-delay command.
Parameters
seconds Enter the number of seconds that Dell EMC Networking OS 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, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
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.
hello-time
Set the time interval between the generation of the RSTP bridge protocol data units (BPDUs).
Syntax
hello-time [milli-second] seconds
To return to the default value, use the no hello-time command.
Parameters
seconds Enter a number as the time interval between transmission of BPDUs. The range is
from 1 to 10 seconds. The default is 2 seconds.
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) 1327