276 Configuring Switch Informationw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Defining STP Global Parameters1 Open the page.2 Select Enable in the Spanning Tree State field.3 Select the STP mode in the STP Operation Mode field, and define the bridge settings.4 Click Apply Changes.STP is enabled on the device.Modifying STP Global Parameters1 Open the page.2 Define the fields in the dialog.3 Click Apply Changes.The STP parameters are modified, and the device is updated.Defining STP Global Parameters Using CLI CommandsThe following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for defining STP global parametersas displayed in the Spanning Tree Global Settings page.Table 7-74. STP Global Parameter CLI CommandsCLI Command Descriptionspanning-tree Enables spanning tree functionality.spanning-tree mode {stp| rstp | mstp}Configures the mode of the spanning treeprotocol.spanning-tree prioritypriorityConfigures the spanning tree priority.spanning-tree hello-timesecondsConfigures the spanning tree bridge HelloTime, which is how often the devicebroadcasts Hello messages to other devices.spanning-tree max-agesecondsConfigures the spanning tree bridgemaximum age.spanning-tree forward-timesecondsConfigures the spanning tree bridge forwardtime, which is the amount of time a portremains in the listening and learning statesbefore entering the forwarding state.
