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Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+) is supported on the S5000 switch.
This chapter contains the following major sections:
• Protocol Overview
• Implementation Information
• Configuring Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus
• Enabling PVST+
• Disabling PVST+
• Modifying Global PVST+ Parameters
• Modifying Interface PVST+ Parameters
• Configuring an EdgePort
• PVST+ in Multi-vendor Networks
• PVST+ Extended System ID
• PVST+ Sample Configurations
Protocol Overview
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+) is a variation of Spanning Tree—developed by a third party—
that allows you to configure a separate Spanning Tree instance for each VLAN. For more information on
Spanning Tree, see Chapter 50, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).