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implementing per-VLAN load balancing. You can set port priority values based on the actual networking
requirements.
To configure the priority of a port or a group of ports:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter Ethernet interface view or Layer
2 aggregate interface view.
interface interface-type
interface-number
N/A
3. Configure the port priority.
• In STP/RSTP mode:
stp port priority priority
• In MSTP mode:
stp [ instance instance-id ] port
priority priority
Use either command.
128 for all ports by default.
NOTE:
If the port priority changes, the system re-calculates the port role and initiate a state transition.
Configuring the port link type
A point-to-point link directly connects two devices. If two root ports or designated ports are connected
over a point-to-point link, they can rapidly transition to the forwarding state after a proposal-agreement
handshake process.
To configure the link type of a port or a group of ports:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter Ethernet interface view or
Layer 2 aggregate interface view.
interface interface-type
interface-number
N/A
3. Configure the port link type.
stp point-to-point { auto |
force-false | force-true }
By default, the link type is auto
where the port automatically
detects the link type.
NOTE:
• You can configure the link type as point-to-point for a Layer 2 aggregate interface or a port that works
in full duplex mode. HP recommends you to use the default setting and let the device to automatically
detect the port link type.
• The stp point-to-point force-false or stp point-to-point force-true command configured on a port in
MSTP mode is effective for all MSTIs or VLANs.
• If the physical link to which the port connects is not a point-to-point link but you set it to be one, the
configuration may bring a temporary loop.
Configuring the mode a port uses to recognize/send MSTP
packets
A port can receive/send MSTP packets in the following formats: