Specifications

Configuring STP and RSTP
March 14, 2011 Page 17 of 29
Defining Point-to-Point Links
Bydefault,theadministrativepoint‐to‐pointstatusissettoautoonallSpanningTreeports,
allowingtheEnterasysfirmwaretodetermineeachport’spoint‐to‐pointstatus.Inmostcases,this
settingwillnotneedtobechangedandwillprovideoptimalRSTPfunctionality.Youcan,
however,usethe
followingcommandstoreviewand,ifnecessary,change thepoint‐to‐point
statusofaSpanningTreelink.
Reviewanddefinethepoint‐to‐pointstatusofanRSTPlinkasfollows:
1. Displaythepoint ‐to‐pointoperatingstatusofaLANsegmentattachedtoaport:
show spantree operpoint [port port-string]
Astatusof“true”indicatestheLANsegmentisoperatingasapoint‐to‐pointlink.
Astatusof“false”indicatesitisnot.
Ifport‐stringisnotspecified,point‐to‐pointoperatingstatuswillbedisplayedforallSpanning
Treeports.
2. Displaythepoint ‐to‐pointadministrativestatusof
aLANsegmenta ttachedtoaport:
show spantree adminpoint [port port-string]
Astatusof“true”indicatestheportisadministrativelysettobeconsideredpoint‐to‐point.
Astatusof“false”indicatestheportisadministrativelysettobeconsiderednonpoint‐to‐
point.
Astatusof“auto”(thedefaultsetting)indicatesthatthefirmwareisallowedtodeterminethe
port’spoint‐to
‐pointstatus.
Ifport‐stringisnotspecified,point‐to‐pointadministrativestatuswillbedisplayedforall
SpanningTreeports.
3. Ifnecessary,changethepoint‐to‐pointadministrativestatusofaLANsegmentattachedtoa
port:
set spantree adminpoint port-string auto | true | false
Defining Edge Port Status
Bydefault,edgeportstatusisdisabledonallports.Whenenabled,thisindicatesthataportison
theedgeofabridgedLAN.Youcanusethefollowingcommandstoreviewand,ifnecessary,
changetheedgeportdetectionstatusonthedeviceandtheedgeportstatusof
SpanningTree
ports.
Reviewanddefineedgeportstatusasfollows:
1. Displaythestatusofedgeportdetection:
show spantree autoedge
2. Ifdesired,enableedgeportdetection:
set spantree autoedge enable
3. Displaytheedgeportoperatingstatusofoneormoreport(s):
Note: Adjusting this function does not apply to stackable and standalone switch devices.