Reference Guide

Related
Commands
forward-delay — the amount of time the interface waits in the Blocking State and
the Learning State before transitioning to the Forwarding State.
hello-time — changes the time interval between BPDUs.
max-hops
Configure the maximum hop count.
C9000 Series
Syntax
max-hops number
To return to the default values, use the no max-hops command.
Parameters
range Enter a number for the maximum hop count. The range is
from 1 to 40. The default is 20.
Defaults 20 hops
Command Modes MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.1 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.
Usage Information The max-hops command is a configuration command that applies to both the IST
and all MST instances in the MSTP region. The BPDUs sent out by the root switch
set the remaining-hops parameter to the configured value of max-hops. When a
switch receives the BPDU, it decrements the received value of the remaining hops
and uses the resulting value as remaining-hops in the BPDUs. If the remaining-
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
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