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- Cisco Nexus 3000 NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.0(3)U3(1)
- Contents
- Preface
- New and Changed Information for this Release
- Overview
- Configuring Ethernet Interfaces
- Information About Ethernet Interfaces
- Configuring Ethernet Interfaces
- Configuring the UDLD Mode
- Changing an Interface Port Mode
- Configuring Interface Speed
- Disabling Link Negotiation
- Configuring the CDP Characteristics
- Enabling or Disabling CDP
- Enabling the Error-Disabled Detection
- Enabling the Error-Disabled Recovery
- Configuring the Error-Disabled Recovery Interval
- Configuring the Debounce Timer
- Configuring the Description Parameter
- Disabling and Restarting Ethernet Interfaces
- Displaying Interface Information
- Displaying Input Packet Discard Information
- Default Physical Ethernet Settings
- Configuring VLANs
- Configuring Private VLANs
- Information About Private VLANs
- Guidelines and Limitations for Private VLANs
- Configuring a Private VLAN
- Enabling Private VLANs
- Configuring a VLAN as a Private VLAN
- Associating Secondary VLANs with a Primary Private VLAN
- Configuring an Interface as a Private VLAN Host Port
- Configuring an Interface as a Private VLAN Promiscuous Port
- Configuring a Promiscuous Trunk Port
- Configuring an Isolated Trunk Port
- Configuring the Allowed VLANs for PVLAN Trunking Ports
- Configuring Native 802.1Q VLANs on Private VLANs
- Verifying the Private VLAN Configuration
- Configuring Access and Trunk Interfaces
- Configuring Switching Modes
- Configuring Rapid PVST+
- Information About Rapid PVST+
- Understanding STP
- Understanding Rapid PVST+
- Rapid PVST+ and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks
- Rapid PVST+ Interoperation with Legacy 802.1D STP
- Rapid PVST+ Interoperation with 802.1s MST
- Configuring Rapid PVST+
- Enabling Rapid PVST+
- Enabling Rapid PVST+ per VLAN
- Configuring the Root Bridge ID
- Configuring a Secondary Root Bridge
- Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Port Priority
- Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Pathcost Method and Port Cost
- Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Bridge Priority of a VLAN
- Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Hello Time for a VLAN
- Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Forward Delay Time for a VLAN
- Configuring the Rapid PVST+ Maximum Age Time for a VLAN
- Specifying the Link Type
- Restarting the Protocol
- Verifying Rapid PVST+ Configurations
- Information About Rapid PVST+
- Configuring Multiple Spanning Tree
- Information About MST
- Configuring MST
- MST Configuration Guidelines
- Enabling MST
- Entering MST Configuration Mode
- Specifying the MST Name
- Specifying the MST Configuration Revision Number
- Specifying the Configuration on an MST Region
- Mapping and Unmapping VLANs to MST Instances
- Mapping Secondary VLANs to Same MSTI as Primary VLANs for Private VLANs
- Configuring the Root Bridge
- Configuring a Secondary Root Bridge
- Configuring the Port Priority
- Configuring the Port Cost
- Configuring the Switch Priority
- Configuring the Hello Time
- Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time
- Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time
- Configuring the Maximum-Hop Count
- Configuring PVST Simulation Globally
- Configuring PVST Simulation Per Port
- Specifying the Link Type
- Restarting the Protocol
- Verifying MST Configurations
- Configuring STP Extensions
- About STP Extensions
- Information About STP Extensions
- Configuring STP Extensions
- STP Extensions Configuration Guidelines
- Configuring Spanning Tree Port Types Globally
- Configuring Spanning Tree Edge Ports on Specified Interfaces
- Configuring Spanning Tree Network Ports on Specified Interfaces
- Enabling BPDU Guard Globally
- Enabling BPDU Guard on Specified Interfaces
- Enabling BPDU Filtering Globally
- Enabling BPDU Filtering on Specified Interfaces
- Enabling Loop Guard Globally
- Enabling Loop Guard or Root Guard on Specified Interfaces
- Verifying STP Extension Configuration
- About STP Extensions
- Configuring LLDP
- Configuring the MAC Address Table
- Configuring IGMP Snooping
- Configuring Traffic Storm Control
- INDEX

The switch is synchronized with superior root information received on the root port if all other ports are
synchronized. An individual port on the switch is synchronized if either of the following applies:
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That port is in the blocking state.
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It is an edge port (a port configured to be at the edge of the network).
If a designated port is in the forwarding state and is not configured as an edge port, it transitions to the blocking
state when the Rapid PVST+ forces it to synchronize with new root information. In general, when the Rapid
PVST+ forces a port to synchronize with root information and the port does not satisfy any of the above
conditions, its port state is set to blocking.
After ensuring that all of the ports are synchronized, the switch sends an agreement message to the designated
switch that corresponds to its root port. When the switches connected by a point-to-point link are in agreement
about their port roles, Rapid PVST+ immediately transitions the port states to the forwarding state. The
sequence of events is shown in the following figure.
Figure 12: Sequence of Events During Rapid Convergence
Processing Superior BPDU Information
A superior BPDU is a BPDU with root information (such as a lower switch ID or lower path cost) that is
superior to what is currently stored for the port.
If a port receives a superior BPDU, Rapid PVST+ triggers a reconfiguration. If the port is proposed and is
selected as the new root port, Rapid PVST+ forces all the other ports to synchronize.
If the received BPDU is a Rapid PVST+ BPDU with the proposal flag set, the switch sends an agreement
message after all of the other ports are synchronized. The new root port transitions to the forwarding state as
soon as the previous port reaches the blocking state.
If the superior information received on the port causes the port to become a backup port or an alternate port,
Rapid PVST+ sets the port to the blocking state and sends an agreement message. The designated port continues
sending BPDUs with the proposal flag set until the forward-delay timer expires. At that time, the port transitions
to the forwarding state.
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Configuring Rapid PVST+
Understanding Rapid PVST+