Command Line Reference Guide

Parameters
stp-id
Enter zero (0). The switch supports one spanning tree group with a
group ID of 0.
protocol
Enter the keyword for the type of STP to debug, either mstp, pvst,
or rstp.
all (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword all to debug all spanning tree
operations.
bpdu (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword bpdu to debug bridge protocol data
units.
config (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword config to debug configuration
information.
events (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword events to debug STP events.
general (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword general to debug general STP
operations.
root (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword root to debug STP root transactions.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
When you enable debug spanning-tree bpdu for multiple interfaces, the software only
sends information on BPDUs for the last interface specified.
Related
Commands
protocol spanning-tree – enters SPANNING TREE mode on the switch.
description
Enter a description of the spanning tree.
S5000
Syntax
description {description}
To remove the description from the spanning tree, use the no description
{description} command.
Parameters
description
Enter a description to identify the Spanning Tree (80 characters
maximum).
Defaults none
Command Modes SPANNING TREE (The prompt is “config-stp”.)
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