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Designated port id is 128.257, designated path cost 0
Number of transitions to forwarding state 1
BPDU (MRecords): sent 21, received 9
The port is not in the Edge port mode
Usage
Information
The following describes the show spanning-tree msti 5 guard command shown in the following
example.
Field Description
Interface Name MSTP interface.
Instance MSTP instance.
Sts Port state: root-inconsistent (INCON Root), forwarding (FWD), listening (LIS),
blocking (BLK), or shut down (EDS Shut).
Guard Type Type of STP guard configured (Root, Loop, or BPDU guard).
Example (Guard)
Dell#show spanning-tree msti 0 guard
Executing IEEE compatible Spanning Tree Protocol
Bpdu filter disabled globally
Interface
Name Instance Sts Guard type Bpdu Filter
--------- -------- --------- ---------- -----------
Te 0/10 0 FWD None No
Te 0/11 0 FWD None No
Te 0/12 0 FWD None No
spanning-tree
Enable the multiple spanning tree protocol on the interface.
Syntax
spanning-tree
To disable the multiple spanning tree protocol on the interface, use the no spanning-tree command.
Parameters
spanning-tree Enter the keywords spanning-tree to enable the MSTP on the interface.
Defaults Enable.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
spanning-tree msti
Configure multiple spanning tree instance cost and priority for an interface.
Syntax
spanning-tree msti instance {cost cost | priority priority}
Parameters
msti instance Enter the keyword msti and the MST instance number. The range is from zero (0)
to 63.
cost cost (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword cost then the port cost value. The range is from 1
to 200000. The defaults are:
784 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)