Reference Guide

Parameters
seconds Enter a number as the time interval between transmission of
BPDUs. The range is 1 to 10. The default is 2 seconds.
Defaults 2 seconds
Command
Modes
MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Related
Commands
forward-delay – the amount of time the interface waits in the Blocking State and
the Learning State before transitioning to the Forwarding State.
max-age – changes the wait time before MSTP refreshes protocol configuration
information.
max-age
Set the time interval for the MSTB to maintain configuration information before refreshing that
information.
S5000
Syntax
max-age seconds
To return to the default values, use the no max-age command.
Parameters
max-age Enter a number of seconds the Dell Networking OS waits
before refreshing configuration information. The range is 6
to 40. The default is 20 seconds.
Defaults 20 seconds
Command
Modes
MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Related
Commands
forward-delay – the amount of time the interface waits in the Blocking State and
the Learning State before transitioning to the Forwarding State.
hello-time – changes the time interval between BPDUs.
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