Command Line Interface Guide

760 Spanning Tree Commands
spanning-tree max-age
Use the spanning-tree max-age command in Global Configuration mode to
configure the spanning-tree bridge maximum age. To reset the default
maximum age, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
spanning-tree max-age seconds
no spanning-tree max-age
• seconds -Time in seconds. (Range: 6–40)
Default Configuration
The default max-age for IEEE STP is 20 seconds.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
When configuring the Max-Age the following relationships should be
satisfied:
2*(Forward-Time - 1) >= Max-Age
Max-Age >= 2*(Hello-Time + 1)
Example
The following example configures the spanning-tree bridge maximum-age to
10 seconds.
console(config)#spanning-tree max-age 10
spanning-tree max-hops
Use the spanning-tree max-hops command to set the MSTP Max Hops
parameter to a new value for the common and internal spanning tree. Use the
“no” form of this command to reset the Max Hops to the default.
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