1004 | Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)w w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m • Removing an Interface from the Spanning Tree Group• Modifying Global Parameters• Modifying Interface STP Parameters• Enabling PortFast• Preventing Network Disruptions with BPDU Guard• STP Root Selection• SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes• Configuring Spanning Trees as HitlessImportant Points to Remember• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is disabled by default.• FTOS supports only one SpanningTree instance (0). For multiple instances, you must enable MSTP, orPVST+. You may only enable one flavor of Spanning Tree at any one time.• All ports in VLANs and all enabled interfaces in Layer 2 mode are automatically added to theSpanning Tree topology at the time you enable the protocol.• To add interfaces to the Spanning Tree topology after STP is enabled, enable the port and configure itfor Layer 2 using the command switchport.• The IEEE Standard 802.1D allows eight bits for port ID and eight bits for priority. However, the eightbits for port ID provide port IDs for only 256 ports and the C-Series can contain 336 ports. Toaccommodate the increased number of ports, FTOS uses four bits from priority field in the port IDfield.This implementation affects the Bridge MIB (RFC 1493), and you must interpret objects such asdot1dStpPortDesignatedPort object by using the first four bits as the priority and the last 12 bits as theport ID.Configuring Interfaces for Layer 2 ModeAll interfaces on all switches that will participate in Spanning Tree must be in Layer 2 mode and enabled.
