Reference Guide

Sample conguration................................................................................................................................................167
LACP fallback............................................................................................................................................................170
LACP commands...................................................................................................................................................... 173
Link Layer Discovery Protocol.......................................................................................................................................180
Protocol data units................................................................................................................................................... 180
Optional TLVs.............................................................................................................................................................181
Organizationally-specic TLVs................................................................................................................................ 182
Media endpoint discovery....................................................................................................................................... 183
Network connectivity device.................................................................................................................................. 183
LLDP-MED capabilities TLV.................................................................................................................................... 183
Network policies TLVs..............................................................................................................................................184
Dene network policies............................................................................................................................................185
Packet timer values..................................................................................................................................................185
Disable and re-enable LLDP ................................................................................................................................... 186
Disable and re-enable LLDP on management ports.............................................................................................187
Advertise TLVs.......................................................................................................................................................... 187
Network policy advertisement................................................................................................................................188
Fast start repeat count............................................................................................................................................188
View LLDP conguration.........................................................................................................................................189
Adjacent agent advertisements..............................................................................................................................190
Time to live.................................................................................................................................................................191
LLDP commands.......................................................................................................................................................191
Media Access Control................................................................................................................................................... 203
Static MAC Address................................................................................................................................................ 203
MAC Address Table................................................................................................................................................. 204
Clear MAC Address Table....................................................................................................................................... 204
MAC Commands..................................................................................................................................................... 205
Multiple Spanning-Tree Protocol.................................................................................................................................. 207
Congure MSTP...................................................................................................................................................... 208
Create instances...................................................................................................................................................... 208
Root selection........................................................................................................................................................... 210
Non-Dell hardware....................................................................................................................................................210
Region name or revision.......................................................................................................................................... 210
Modify parameters....................................................................................................................................................211
Interface parameters................................................................................................................................................212
Forward trac.......................................................................................................................................................... 212
Spanning-tree extensions........................................................................................................................................213
MST commands....................................................................................................................................................... 215
Rapid per-VLAN spanning-tree plus............................................................................................................................ 224
Load balance and root selection............................................................................................................................ 225
Enable RPVST+........................................................................................................................................................225
Select root bridge.................................................................................................................................................... 226
Root assignment...................................................................................................................................................... 227
Loop guard................................................................................................................................................................228
Global parameters....................................................................................................................................................228
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