Concept Guide

2161| spanning-tree (Global Configuration) Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x| Reference Guide
By default, all interfaces and ports on the controller run RSTP as specified in 802.1w and 802.1D. The default
RSTP values can be used for most implementations.
Use the no spanning-tree command to disable RSTP.
Examples
The following command sets the time a port spends in the listening and learning state to 3 seconds:
spanning-tree forward-time 3
The following command sets the time the root bridge waits to transmit BPDUs to 4 seconds:
spanning-tree hello-time 4
The following command sets the time the root bridge waits to receive a hello packet to 30 seconds:
spanning-tree max-age 30
The following command sets the bridge priority to 10, making it more likely to become the root bridge:
spanning-tree priority 10
The follow command sets a spanning-tree VLAN range
spanning-tree vlan range 2-8,11
Command History
Release Modification
ArubaOS 6.0 Added support for PVST+ and VLAN and VLAN Range
ArubaOS 3.4 Upgraded STP to RSTP with full backward compatibility
ArubaOS 1.0 Introduced the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Command Information
Platforms Licensing Command Mode
All platforms Base operating system Configuration (config)