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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Overview
The commands in this chapter configure and monitor the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree 
protocol (STP) and are supported on the Dell Force10 switch/routing platforms, as 
indicated by the
 characters under the command headings: e E-Series, c 
C-Series, 
s S-Series, , or . 
Commands
• 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
bridge-priority 
c e s
Set the bridge priority of the switch in an IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree.
Syntax
bridge-priority {priority-value | primary | secondary}
To return to the default value, enter 
no bridge-priority.










