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forward-delay
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 the Dell Networking OS waits before transitioning
STP to the Forwarding state. The range is from 4 to 30. The default is 15 seconds.
Defaults 15 seconds
Command Modes SPANNING TREE
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100–ON.
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.
7.7.1.0 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
● max-age — changes the wait time before STP refreshes protocol configuration information.
● hello-time — changes the time interval between BPDUs.
hello-time
Set the time interval between generation of the spanning tree bridge protocol data units (BPDUs).
Syntax
hello-time 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. The default is 2 seconds.
Defaults 2 seconds
Command Modes SPANNING TREE
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
1398 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)