Users Guide
To return to the default setting, use the no forward-delay command.
Parameters
seconds Enter the number of seconds the interface waits in the Blocking State and the Learning 
State before transiting to the Forwarding State. The range is from 4 to 30. The default is 
15 seconds.
Defaults 15 seconds
Command Modes MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.5.1.0 Introduced.
Related Commands
• max-age — change the wait time before MSTP refreshes protocol conguration information.
• hello-time — change the time interval between bridge protocol data units (BPDUs).
hello-time
Set the time interval between generation of MSTB bridge protocol data units (BPDUs).
Syntax
hello-time seconds
To return to the default value, use the no hello-time command.
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