CLI Guide

forward-delay
seconds
Enter the keywords forward-delay then the time interval,
in seconds, that Dell Networking OS waits before
transitioning PVST+ to the forwarding state. The range is
from 4 to 30 seconds. The default is 15 seconds.
Defaults 15 seconds
Command Modes CONFIGURATION (conf-pvst)
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
see the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
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.
6.2.1.1 Introduced.
Related
Commands
• vlan bridge-priority — sets the bridge-priority value.
• vlan hello-time — changes the time interval between BPDUs.
• vlan max-age — changes the time interval before PVST+ refreshes.
• show spanning-tree pvst — displays the PVST+ configuration.
vlan hello-time
Set the time interval between generation of PVST+ 7 BPDUs.
Syntax
vlan vlan-range hello-time seconds
To return to the default value, use the no vlan hello-time command.
1400
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)