R3166-R3206-HP High-End Firewalls Network Management Configuration Guide-6PW101

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• Set the Instance ID field to 4.
• Set the Root Type field to Primary.
• Click Apply.
4. Configure Device D.
# Configure an MST region. (The procedure here is the same as that of configuring an MST region on
Device A.)
# Configure MSTP globally.
• Select Network > MSTP > Global from the navigation tree.
• Select Enable in the Enable STP Globally drop-down list.
• Select MSTP in the Mode drop-down list.
• Click Apply.
Configuration MSTP in the CLI
Spanning tree configuration task lists
Before configuring a spanning tree, you must determine the spanning tree protocol to be used (STP, RSTP,
or MSTP) and plan the device roles (the root bridge or leaf node).
Complete the following tasks to configure STP:
Task Remarks
Configuring the root
bridge
Setting the spanning tree mode
Required
Configure the device to work in
STP-compatible mode.
Configuring the root bridge or a
secondary root bridge
Optional
Configuring the device priority Optional
Configuring the network diameter of a
switched network
Optional
Configuring spanning tree timers Optional
Configuring the timeout factor Optional
Configuring the maximum port rate Optional
Configuring the mode a port uses to
recognize/send MSTP packets
Optional
Enabling the spanning tree feature Required
Configuring the leaf
nodes
Setting the spanning tree mode
Required
Configure the device to work in
STP-compatible mode.
Configuring the device priority Optional
Configuring the timeout factor Optional
Configuring the maximum port rate Optional
Configuring path costs of ports Optional