Users Guide
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
• forward-delay — amount of time the interface waits in the Blocking State and the Learning State before 
transitioning to the Forwarding State.
• hello-time — change the time interval between BPDUs.
msti
Congure multiple spanning tree instance, bridge priority, and one or multiple VLANs mapped to the MST instance.
Syntax
msti instance {vlan range | bridge-priority priority}
To disable mapping or bridge priority, use the no msti instance {vlan range | bridge-priority 
priority} command.
Parameters
msti instance Enter the MSTP instance. The range is from zero (0) to 63.
vlan range Enter the keyword vlan then the identier range value. The range is from 1 to 4094.
bridge-priority 
priority
Enter the keywords bridge-priority then a value in increments of 4096 as the 
bridge priority. The range is from zero (0) to 61440.
968 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)










