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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
The commands in this section configure and monitor the IEEE 802.1d spanning tree protocol (STP) and are supported on the
Dell EMC Networking switch/routing platform.
Topics:
• bpdu-destination-mac-address
• bridge-priority
• debug spanning-tree
• description
• disable
• forward-delay
• hello-time
• max-age
• protocol spanning-tree
• show config
• show spanning-tree 0
• spanning-tree
bpdu-destination-mac-address
Use the Provider Bridge Group address in Spanning Tree or GVRP PDUs.
Syntax
bpdu-destination-mac-address [stp | gvrp] provider-bridge-group
Parameters
xstp Force STP, RSTP, and MSTP to use the Provider Bridge Group address as the
destination MAC address in its BPDUs.
gvrp Forces GVRP to use the Provider Bridge GVRP Address as the destination MAC
address in its PDUs.
Defaults The destination MAC address for BPDUs is the Bridge Group Address.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100–ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
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.
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