Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide (OL-16597-01, July 2009)

PurposeCommand or Action
switch(config-mst)# exit or
switch(config-mst)# abort
Step 3
• The first form commits all the changes and exits MST
configuration mode.
• The second form exits the MST configuration mode
without committing any of the changes.
(Optional)
Returns the MST region configuration to the following default
values:
switch(config)# no
spanning-tree mst
configuration
Step 4
• The region name is an empty string.
• No VLANs are mapped to any MST instance (all VLANs
are mapped to the CIST instance).
• The revision number is 0.
Specifying the MST Name
You configure a region name on the bridge. For two or more bridges to be in the same MST region, they must
have the identical MST name, VLAN-to-instance mapping, and MST revision number.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Enters MST configuration submode.switch(config)# spanning-tree mst
configuration
Step 2
Specifies the name for MST region. The name string
has a maximum length of 32 characters and is
case-sensitive. The default is an empty string.
switch(config-mst)# name name
Step 3
This example shows how to set the name of the MST region:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# spanning-tree mst configuration
switch(config-mst)# name accounting
Specifying the MST Configuration Revision Number
You configure the revision number on the bridge. For two or more bridges to be in the same MST region,
they must have the identical MST name, VLAN-to-instance mapping, and MST revision number.
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Configuring MST
Specifying the MST Name