Users Guide
Parameters
max-age Enter a number of seconds the Dell Networking OS waits before refreshing 
conguration information. The range is from 6 to 40. The default is 20 seconds.
Defaults 20 seconds
Command Modes MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell 
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
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.
6.5.1.0 Introduced.
Related Commands
forward-delay — the amount of time the interface waits in the Blocking State and the Learning State before 
transitioning to the Forwarding State.
hello-time — changes the time interval between BPDUs.
max-hops
Congure the maximum hop count.
S4820T
Syntax
max-hops number
To return to the default values, use the no max-hops command.
Parameters
range Enter a number for the maximum hop count. The range is from 1 to 40. The default 
is 20.
Defaults 20 hops
Command Modes MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell 
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
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